Total Crime Rate

148.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 148.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 63.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.3 9/10
  • Drugs 20.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 17.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 26th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Drake , and the 174th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knighton Road (PL4 9BZ) in the last 12 months was 148.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.5% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 63.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knighton Road (PL4 9BZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 131 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 (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Anson Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South View Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grenville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watson Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Public order South View Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Hilary Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bulmer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Higher Stert Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Collingwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Goad Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goad Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goad Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Limerick Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maybank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 St Hilary Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grenville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Embankment Road Lane South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Junction Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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