Total Crime Rate

172.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 172.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 84.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.5 9/10
  • Drugs 23.7 10/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Clayton Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Drake , and the 138th highest crime rate of 835 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 Clayton Road (PL4 9PU) in the last 12 months was 172.3 per 1,000 residents and was 44.6% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 84.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clayton Road (PL4 9PU), 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 Clayton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Junction Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gdynia Way —
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 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 Stanley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goad Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gdynia Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Williams Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goad Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Williams Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Williams Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Carmarthen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Williams Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Williams Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Goad Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hawarden Cottages Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jephson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Laira Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Williams Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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