Crime Rates at Knighton Road, Plymouth, PL4 9BU

Knighton Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Drake , and the 233rd highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knighton Road (PL4 9BU) in the last 12 months was 123.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3.7% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 61.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knighton Road (PL4 9BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 205 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Egerton Road (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.