Total Crime Rate

1443.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

879.8 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 1443.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 879.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 765.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 240.5 10/10
  • Other theft 113.9 10/10
  • Public order 88.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 82.3 10/10
  • Drugs 82.3 10/10
  • Burglary 19.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.7 10/10
  • Robbery 12.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Citadel Ope area has the 4th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Drake , and the 4th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Citadel Ope (PL1 2JY) in the last 12 months was 1443.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1110.8% 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 121 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 44.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 139 (≈ 879.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Citadel Ope (PL1 2JY), the main crime hotspot is near Old Town Street. Police recorded 286 crimes here, including 119 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Citadel Ope area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/110)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vauxhall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackfriars Lane —
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 Local resolution
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
Apr 2026Other theft Blackfriars Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Old Town Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackfriars Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Town Street Under investigation
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 2026Shoplifting Old Town Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exchange 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Town Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Town Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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