Total Crime Rate

186.1 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 186.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cliff Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 126th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cliff Road (PL1 2PE) in the last 12 months was 186.1 per 1,000 residents and was 49.6% lower than the St Peter and the Waterfront average (369.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (β‰ˆ 89.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cliff Road (PL1 2PE), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 147 crimes here, including 107 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cliff Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Alfred Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James' Place East Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St James' Place East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Mulgrave Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Central Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grand Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James' Place East Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Citadel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Citadel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Citadel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Citadel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Princess Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alfred Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James' Place East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation

Data Sources

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