Total Crime Rate

241.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

137.2 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 241.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 137.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.3 10/10
  • Other crime 14.4 10/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sussex Place 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 Place (PL1 2HT) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 Place (PL1 2HT), the main crime hotspot is near Royal Parade. Police recorded 293 crimes here, including 121 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sussex Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/133)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Princess Street Ope Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Town Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Old Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Old Town Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Old Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Town Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Town Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Town Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Town Street —
Apr 2026Public order Old Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Town Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Town Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Town Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Town Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Town Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Town Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Town Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Old Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Old Town Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Notte Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Notte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Town Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
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
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Data Sources

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