Total Crime Rate

3336.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 3336.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1219.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 910.2 10/10
  • Public order 269.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 269.3 10/10
  • Other theft 169.6 10/10
  • Drugs 134.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 104.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 57.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 54.9 10/10
  • Robbery 39.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.4 10/10
  • Other crime 27.4 10/10
  • Burglary 24.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 22.4 10/10
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

Cornwall Street area has the highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Drake , and the highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cornwall Street (PL1 1NL) in the last 12 months was 3336.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2500.9% higher than the Drake average (128.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 489 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 9 cases , down -18.2% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 38.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 636 (≈ 1586.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cornwall Street (PL1 1NL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 863 crimes here, including 310 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cornwall Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/162)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Old Town Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Town Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Town Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Town Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Town Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Town Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Town Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Town Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Old Town Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Old Town Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cornwall Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Old Town Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Old Town Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Town Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Old Town Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Town Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Town Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royal Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Royal Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cornwall Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palace Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plymouth Coach Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Princess Street Ope —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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