Total Crime Rate

195.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

107.3 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 195.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 107.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Other theft 18.9 9/10
  • Burglary 15.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Drugs 12.6 9/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

This 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 This (PL4 8NZ) 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 postcode PL4 8NZ, the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 199 crimes here, including 94 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in PL4 8NZ area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/127)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery B3238 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent Street —
Apr 2026Public order Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Moon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seven Trees Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Park Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hill Park Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hill Park Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moon Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Moon Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gasking Street —
Apr 2026Public order North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gasking Street Suspect charged as part of another case
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gasking Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gasking Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gasking Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trafalgar Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ebrington Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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