Total Crime Rate
194.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
126.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Providence Street 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 Providence Street (PL4 8JQ) 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 Providence Street (PL4 8JQ), 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.
View Crime In Plymouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Longfield Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Moor View Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Moor View Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moor View Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mutley Plain | 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 | Sherwell Arcade | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sherwell Arcade | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sherwell Arcade | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sherwell Arcade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Napier Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifton Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shaftesbury Cottages | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Headland Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Headland Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Headland Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Clifton Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Seaton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clifton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Street | Under investigation |
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