Drake ward · Plymouth. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented privately: 63% here, compared with 23% across Plymouth (40.5 percentage points higher).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 65 or over: 7.1% here, compared with 18.5% across Plymouth (11.4 percentage points lower).
Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 8% here, compared with 17.3% across Plymouth (9.3 percentage points lower).
Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Drake ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
1,259 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,244 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Drake ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 94 mapped crimes in September 2024; 132 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Drake
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
94
21
October 2024
86
23
November 2024
98
23
December 2024
121
15
January 2025
114
20
February 2025
117
18
March 2025
108
26
April 2025
109
27
May 2025
125
22
June 2025
84
23
July 2025
98
19
August 2025
90
14
September 2025
107
12
October 2025
103
25
November 2025
94
17
December 2025
97
13
January 2026
111
10
February 2026
80
6
March 2026
102
14
April 2026
109
16
May 2026
94
12
June 2026
108
11
July 2026
122
26
August 2026
132
15
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Drake
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
652
other theft
114
criminal damage arson
99
public order
90
drugs
58
vehicle crime
57
shoplifting
56
burglary
46
possession of weapons
37
other crime
18
bicycle theft
12
robbery
12
theft from the person
8
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
