Total Crime Rate

286.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

170.3 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 286.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 170.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 163.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Drugs 18.1 10/10
  • Other crime 18.1 10/10
  • Other theft 18.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Rear Of Greenbank Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Drake , and the 61st 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 Rear Of Greenbank Avenue (PL4 8PY) in the last 12 months was 286.2 per 1,000 residents and was 140.2% 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 170.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rear Of Greenbank Avenue (PL4 8PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitefriars Lane, where police recorded 121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Egerton Road (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rear Of Greenbank Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Anson Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft 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 2026Shoplifting Whitefriars Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Whitefriars Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Whitefriars Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitefriars Lane
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitefriars Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holborn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tothill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tothill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watson Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tothill Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Hilary Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitefriars Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitefriars Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Diamond Avenue
Apr 2026Other crime Woodside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Terrace Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery B3238 Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons B3238 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary B3238 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Opie Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Opie Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Opie Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Limerick Place Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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