Total Crime Rate

345.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.3 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 345.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 167.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 47.3 7/10
  • Drugs 32.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Other theft 29.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Public order 14.6 9/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.3 9/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • 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

Embankment Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Drake , and the 42nd 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 Embankment Road (PL4 9HY) in the last 12 months was 345.5 per 1,000 residents and was 189.9% higher than the Drake average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -22.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Embankment Road (PL4 9HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Williams Avenue (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Embankment Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grenville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Williams Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gdynia Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gdynia Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gdynia Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mainstone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mainstone Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mainstone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mainstone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mainstone Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Julian Street Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harvey Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harvey Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Harvey Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Limerick Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Goad Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eric Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eric Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Eric Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grenville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Williams Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cattedown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Williams Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Williams Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Williams Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Williams Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Williams Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Williams Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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