Total Crime Rate

82.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 82.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

North Street area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Drake , and the 352nd highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Street (PL4 8DJ) in the last 12 months was 82.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.6% lower than the Drake average (128.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 53.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Street (PL4 8DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 217 crimes here, including 75 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in North Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baring Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Moon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hospital Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gibbon Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Gibbon Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gibbon Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Mount Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gibbon Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hill Park Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenbank Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hill Park Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenbank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headland Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Marlborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hewers Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Trafalgar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenbank Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Baring Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Greenbank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons North Hill Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bedford Terrace

Data Sources

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