Total Crime Rate

630.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

181.8 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 630.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 245.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 181.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 51.5 10/10
  • Public order 48.5 10/10
  • Other theft 42.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.1 10/10
  • Robbery 9.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.1 8/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
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

White Friars Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Drake , and the 12th 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 White Friars Lane (PL4 9RB) in the last 12 months was 630.3 per 1,000 residents and was 428.9% higher than the Drake average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 181.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around White Friars Lane (PL4 9RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whitefriars Lane, where police recorded 121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moon Street (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in White Friars Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/73)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trafalgar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St John'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Opie Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Opie Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ebrington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ebrington Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baring Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baring Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St John'S Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plym Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chedworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Camden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Camden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitefriars Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Whitefriars Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seymour Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Moon Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lower Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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