Total Crime Rate

278.0 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 278.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.8 10/10
  • Other theft 32.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Drugs 18.1 10/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Robbery 7.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sussex Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Drake , and the 61st 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 Sussex Street (PL1 2HR) in the last 12 months was 278.0 per 1,000 residents and was 116.7% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 111.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sussex Street (PL1 2HR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 375 crimes here, including 165 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sussex Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peacock Lane
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackfriars Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoegate Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoegate Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area

Data Sources

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