Total Crime Rate

99.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 99.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 70.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

North Street area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Drake , and the 291st highest crime rate of 835 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 99.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.8% lower than the Drake average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 70.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Street (PL4 8DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 199 crimes here, including 94 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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Opie Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherwell Arcade
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Addison Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gibbon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bedford Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bedford Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bedford Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sherwell Arcade Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherwell Arcade
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bilbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Greenbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenbank Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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