Total Crime Rate
286.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
170.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rear 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.
View Crime In Sutton and Mount Gould| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Anson Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Whitefriars Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Whitefriars Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Whitefriars Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Whitefriars Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Whitefriars Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Whitefriars Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Whitefriars Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Whitefriars Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitefriars Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Whitefriars Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Holborn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tothill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Tothill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Watson Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tothill Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Hilary Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Whitefriars Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Whitefriars Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Diamond Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Woodside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodland Terrace Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | B3238 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | B3238 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | B3238 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Opie Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Opie Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Opie Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Limerick Place | Awaiting court outcome |
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