Total Crime Rate
79.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Clifton Place area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Drake , and the 362nd highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Clifton Place (PL4 8HX) in the last 12 months was 79.9 per 1,000 residents and was 33.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clifton Place (PL4 8HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near North Hill (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Plymouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baring Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Headland Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Moor View Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moor View Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moor View Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moor View Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Longfield Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Longfield Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Longfield Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Clifton Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifton Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Headland Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Headland Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lisson Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clifton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lisson Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shaftesbury Cottages | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lisson Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lisson Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lisson Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lisson Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lisson Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lisson Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Moor View Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Alton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Seven Trees Court | Under investigation |
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