Crime Rates at Williams Avenue, Plymouth, PL4 9NX

Williams Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Drake , and the 21st highest crime rate of 839 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 Williams Avenue (PL4 9NX) in the last 12 months was 550.6 per 1,000 residents and was 329.2% higher than the Drake average (128.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 303.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Williams Avenue (PL4 9NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Williams Avenue, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gdynia Way (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.