Total Crime Rate

79.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 79.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 35.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Clifton Street 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 Street (PL4 8JB) 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 Street (PL4 8JB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Clifton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baring Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenbank Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Greenbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hill Park Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longfield Place
Apr 2026Other theft Hill Park Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Park Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Furzehill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seven Trees Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Napier Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longfield Place
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Longfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bedford Park Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Terrace Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shaftesbury Cottages Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Clifton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery B3238 Under investigation

Data Sources

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