Total Crime Rate
81.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026North Hill area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Compton , and the 353rd highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around North Hill (PL4 8JT) in the last 12 months was 81.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% lower than the Compton average (93.8 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 Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around North Hill (PL4 8JT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 198 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Drake| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Headland Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Headland Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifton Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Clifton Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Napier Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Alton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gordon Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bedford Park Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Addison Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutherland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutherland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chedworth Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gibbon Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camden Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camden Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gordon Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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