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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in PL4: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

PL4 recorded 435 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 7.99 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 45.5% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 3.8% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring95.66 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment435 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 3.8% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

435
trending_up +6.9% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

95.66per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,249

Within PL4 district

Plymouth

54,445

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Nightclub Map
total: 13 Violence and sexual offences: 11 Anti-social behaviour: 1
13
Whitefriars Lane Map
total: 12 Shoplifting: 8 Other theft: 2
12
Supermarket Map
total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Public order: 2
10
Lisson Grove Map
total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 7 Burglary: 1
10
Monroe Gardens Map
total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2
10
Williams Avenue Map
total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Burglary: 2
9
Belgrave Road Map
total: 9 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3
9
Diamond Avenue Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Anti-social behaviour: 1
6
Gasking Street Map
total: 6 Shoplifting: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 2
6
Rosebery Lane Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Criminal damage and arson: 1
6

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
435 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
198
45.5%
Anti-social Behaviour
61
14.0%
Criminal Damage & Arson
38
8.7%
Shoplifting
28
6.4%
Other Theft
27
6.2%
Public Order
27
6.2%
Vehicle Crime
15
3.4%
Drug Offences
11
2.5%
Weapons Possession
9
2.1%
Burglary
8
1.8%
Other Crime
7
1.6%
Theft from Person
3
0.7%
Robbery
3
0.7%

Crime Analysis: PL4

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in PL4 (45.5%). Anti-social Behaviour (14.0%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (8.7%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in PL4 has risen slightly — by 3.8%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for PL4 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +6.9%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +3.8%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.3%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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