Crime Rates at Nelson Street, Plymouth, PL4 8ND

Nelson Street area has the 29th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Drake , and the 113th highest crime rate of 835 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 Nelson Street (PL4 8ND) in the last 12 months was 195.6 per 1,000 residents and was 64.1% 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 Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 107.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Street (PL4 8ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.