Total Crime Rate

194.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

126.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 194.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 126.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Robbery 8.9 8/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Shaftesbury Cottages area has the 30th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Drake , and the 115th highest crime rate of 835 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 Shaftesbury Cottages (PL4 8JE) in the last 12 months was 194.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.4% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 126.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Cottages (PL4 8JE), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shaftesbury Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/93)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Terrace Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mutley Plain Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Headland Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bedford Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bedford Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bedford Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Headland Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headland Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chedworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gibbon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Place —
Apr 2026Public order Clifton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plym Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baring Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baring Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Addison Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Napier Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Evelyn Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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