Total Crime Rate
241.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
137.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sussex Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Drake , and the 81st 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 Sussex Street (PL1 2HR) in the last 12 months was 241.9 per 1,000 residents and was 103.0% higher than the Drake average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (β 137.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sussex Street (PL1 2HR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 421 crimes here, including 192 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St Peter and the Waterfront| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Notte Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Town Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Old Town Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Town Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Town Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Town Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Town Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Town Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Town Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Town Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Town Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Old Town Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Town Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Town Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Town Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Palace Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Notte Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Old Town Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Old Town Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Town Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Town Street | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Town Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Town Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Town Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Town Street | Under investigation |
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