Total Crime Rate

534.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

267.2 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 534.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 267.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 202.4 10/10
  • Other theft 60.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.5 10/10
  • Public order 36.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 32.4 7/10
  • Burglary 20.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 20.2 10/10
  • Drugs 16.2 9/10
  • Other crime 16.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 12.2 9/10
  • Robbery 8.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
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

Radford Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Drake , and the 18th 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 Radford Avenue (PL4 9PD) in the last 12 months was 534.4 per 1,000 residents and was 348.4% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -21.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 267.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Radford Avenue (PL4 9PD), 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 Radford Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Laira Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gdynia Way 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 2026Theft from the person Williams Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Williams Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Williams Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Williams Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River View Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Harvey Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harvey Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harvey Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gdynia Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hawarden Cottages Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gdynia Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goad Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goad Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Goad Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Collingwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Higher Stert Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stanley Place Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Stanley Place Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stenlake Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stenlake Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stenlake Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Williams Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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