Crime Rates at Nelson Street, Plymouth, PL4 8ND

Nelson Street area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Drake , and the 145th 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 Nelson Street (PL4 8ND) in the last 12 months was 167.2 per 1,000 residents and was 30.3% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 72.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Street (PL4 8ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sherwell Arcade (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.