Total Crime Rate

212.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 212.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.3 9/10
  • Drugs 16.9 9/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.1 9/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Embankment Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Drake , and the 98th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Embankment Road (PL4 9JH) in the last 12 months was 212.8 per 1,000 residents and was 65.9% higher than the Drake average (128.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 137.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 74.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Embankment Road (PL4 9JH), the main crime hotspot is near Heathfield Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Embankment Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Clayton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mount Gould Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Laira Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Laira Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cromartie Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clayton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Clayton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Mount Gould Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stenlake Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Lucas Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jephson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jephson Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Stenlake Place Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

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