Crime Rates at Citadel Road, Plymouth, PL1 2HU

Citadel Road 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 Citadel Road (PL1 2HU) 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 Citadel Road (PL1 2HU), 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.