Total Crime Rate

137.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 137.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.5 8/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 23rd lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Drake , and the 201st highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Street (PL4 8DL) in the last 12 months was 137.2 per 1,000 residents and was 6.9% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 57.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Street (PL4 8DL), 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Breton Side Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawkers Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plym Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plym Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plym Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plym Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plym Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plym Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plym Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plym Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Plym Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawkers Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mildmay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawkers Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hawkers Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hawkers Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Chedworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Quay Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Friary Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Mount Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Marlborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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