Total Crime Rate

156.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 156.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.7 7/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Andrews Cross area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Drake , and the 163rd highest crime rate of 839 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 156.3 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% higher than the Drake average (128.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 49.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Andrews Cross (PL1 1DN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 430 crimes here, including 129 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Southside Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrew Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Moon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moon Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Basket Ope Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princess Street Ope Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southside Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Princess Street Ope Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Princess Street Ope Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buckwell Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Buckwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Princess Street Ope —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Royal Parade —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Breton Side Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Breton Side Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Royal Parade —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Royal Parade —
Sep 2025Drugs Royal Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Royal Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Royal Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Breton Side Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exchange Street Local resolution

Data Sources

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