Total Crime Rate

103.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 103.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Knighton Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Drake , and the 277th highest crime rate of 835 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 9BY) in the last 12 months was 103.9 per 1,000 residents and was 12.9% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knighton Road (PL4 9BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 124 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 Knighton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Anson Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order South View Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South View Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tothill Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Tothill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tothill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Hilary Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marvell Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watson Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beatrice Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laira Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Embankment Road Lane South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maybank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Higher Stert Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Limerick Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Dunstan'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rosebery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beatrice Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Hilary Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grenville Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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