Total Crime Rate

143.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.7 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 143.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 76.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.7 9/10
  • Other theft 20.0 10/10
  • Burglary 16.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.7 8/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 Hill area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Drake , and the 188th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Hill (PL4 8ET) in the last 12 months was 143.3 per 1,000 residents and was 20.3% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 76.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Hill (PL4 8ET), 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 Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/108)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkby Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plym Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherwell Arcade —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherwell Arcade —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherwell Arcade —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sherwell Arcade Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Headland Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headland Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Place —
Apr 2026Public order Clifton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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