Total Crime Rate

147.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 147.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 43.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.5 8/10
  • Burglary 13.4 9/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Deptford Place area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Drake , and the 177th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Deptford Place (PL4 8JJ) in the last 12 months was 147.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Deptford Place (PL4 8JJ), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 120 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Deptford Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Baring Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenbank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marina Terrace
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marina Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marina Terrace Under investigation
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 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headland Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Park Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sherwell Arcade Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sherwell Arcade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Trafalgar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hill Park Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hill Park Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Trafalgar Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Trafalgar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherwell Arcade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headland Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gibbon Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenbank Road

Data Sources

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