Total Crime Rate
143.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025North Hill area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Drake , and the 183rd highest crime rate of 839 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 11.7% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around North Hill (PL4 8ET), 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.
View Crime In Drake| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plym Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gibbon Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Trafalgar Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blenheim Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Blenheim Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Regent Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mount Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elizabeth Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elizabeth Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Abingdon Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gibbon Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Gibbon Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Trafalgar Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Endsleigh Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Gibbon Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirkby Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ebrington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ebrington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Road East | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Restormel Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Trafalgar Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trafalgar Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutherland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Marlborough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plym Street | Under investigation |
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