Total Crime Rate
80.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
50.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mainstone Avenue area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Drake , and the 357th 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 Mainstone Avenue (PL4 9NA) in the last 12 months was 80.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.5% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 50.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mainstone Avenue (PL4 9NA), 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.
View Crime In Plymouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goad Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gdynia Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | South Milton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Williams Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Higher Stert Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eric Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Williams Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Williams Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tresillian Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Williams Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Williams Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Collingwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gdynia Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Williams Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gdynia Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Williams Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mainstone Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Mainstone Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Mainstone Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Mainstone Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Mainstone Avenue | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cattedown Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Eric Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Eric Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Goad Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goad Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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