Total Crime Rate
278.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Citadel Road 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 Citadel Road (PL1 2HU) 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 Citadel Road (PL1 2HU), the main crime hotspot is near Royal Parade. Police recorded 298 crimes here, including 124 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Drake| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Palace Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Andrew Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Royal Parade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palace Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Royal Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Royal Parade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Royal Parade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Royal Parade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Royal Parade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buckwell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Royal Parade | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Royal Parade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Princess Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Basket Ope | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Southside Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Southside Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southside Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southside Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southside Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blackfriars Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hoegate Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hoegate Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hoegate Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Citadel Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Citadel Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Royal Parade | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Basket Ope | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Citadel Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Old Town Street | Under investigation |
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