Total Crime Rate

225.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 225.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.6 9/10
  • Drugs 47.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Other theft 14.1 9/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Other crime 11.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Thomas Lane area has the 28th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Drake , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thomas Lane (PL4 8FD) in the last 12 months was 225.9 per 1,000 residents and was 76.1% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 84.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thomas Lane (PL4 8FD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Seven Trees Court (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Thomas Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plym Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beatrice Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beatrice Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Suspect charged as part of another case
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marvell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marvell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plym Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Chaddlewood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaddlewood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Thornton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lipson Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Lydia Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Emily Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emily Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order West Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Queen'S Gate Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prince Maurice Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince Maurice Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenbank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenbank Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Greenbank Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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