Total Crime Rate

333.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

202.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 333.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 202.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 131.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 47.6 10/10
  • Drugs 31.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.8 8/10
  • Public order 23.8 10/10
  • Other theft 19.8 10/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Harvey Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Drake , and the 46th 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 Harvey Avenue (PL4 9NN) in the last 12 months was 333.3 per 1,000 residents and was 179.7% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 202.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harvey Avenue (PL4 9NN), the main crime hotspot is near Williams Avenue. Police recorded 38 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 Harvey Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Junction Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goad Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gdynia Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mainstone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gdynia Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harvey Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harvey Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Harvey Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River View 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 2026Public order Goad Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Williams Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Williams Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Williams Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Williams Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Williams Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Milton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Williams Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mainstone Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mainstone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tresillian Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mainstone Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goad Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gdynia Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mainstone Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laira Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stenlake Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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