Total Crime Rate

340.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

172.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 340.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 172.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 139.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.8 10/10
  • Drugs 28.7 10/10
  • Other theft 28.7 10/10
  • Burglary 16.4 10/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.2 9/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Baring Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Drake , and the 44th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Baring Street (PL4 8NF) in the last 12 months was 340.2 per 1,000 residents and was 185.4% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 172.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Baring Street (PL4 8NF), the main crime hotspot is near Whitefriars Lane. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Baring Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/97)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plym Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Whitefriars Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Whitefriars Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Whitefriars Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitefriars Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitefriars Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitefriars Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trafalgar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trafalgar Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trafalgar Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary B3238 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hewers Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitefriars Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitefriars Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitefriars Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitefriars Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitefriars Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Gasking Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gasking Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seven Trees Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitefriars Lane —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons B3238 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hill Park Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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