Total Crime Rate

178.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.3 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 178.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 99.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

St Andrews Cross area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Drake , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Andrews Cross (PL1 1DN) in the last 12 months was 178.7 per 1,000 residents and was 49.9% higher than the Drake average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -34.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 99.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Andrews Cross (PL1 1DN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 429 crimes here, including 135 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Andrews Cross area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/202)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Moon Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Old Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Town Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Theft from the person Old Town Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Town Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Old Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Town Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Notte Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bilbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bilbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bilbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Notte Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Notte Street Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 202

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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