Honicknowle Defence Regiment
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Founded2003
FoundinglocationHonicknowle, Plymouth
Yearsactive2003–2011
| Founded | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Founding location | Honicknowle, Plymouth |
| Years active | 2003–2011 |
| Territory | Honicknowle, West Park, Whitleigh, Plymouth |
| Ethnicity | White British |
| Membership (est.) | 50 |
| Criminal activities | assault, robbery, shoplifting, car jacking, arson, vandalism, among others. |
| Notable members | Nathan Danvers[1] |
The Honicknowle Defence Regiment (HDR) was a mid-2000s criminal gang from Honicknowle, Plymouth. At one point they were dubbed one of the most feared gangs in the United Kingdom.[citation needed]
The HDR is thought to have first appeared in 2003. By 2004 the group had already committed hundreds of acts of vandalism around Honicknowle, as well as serious assault, robbery and sexual offences.
They met on a bridge to fight with a copycat group named The Whitleigh Mental Mafia.[2]