Total Crime Rate

137.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.0 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 137.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Public order 6.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Danum Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Plympton Chaddlewood , and the 196th 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 Danum Drive (PL7 1QL) in the last 12 months was 137.3 per 1,000 residents and was 189.6% higher than the Plympton Chaddlewood average (47.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 85.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Danum Drive (PL7 1QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Danum Drive, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Neal Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Danum Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenlees Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Danum Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collaford Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Yealmpstone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Brimhill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yealmpstone Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Yealmpstone Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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