Total Crime Rate

126.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 126.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.5 9/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cliff Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 214th 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 Cliff Road (PL1 2PE) in the last 12 months was 126.3 per 1,000 residents and was 66.1% lower than the St Peter and the Waterfront average (372.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 59.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cliff Road (PL1 2PE), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 77 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/57)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James' Place West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James' Place West Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Grand Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holyrood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holyrood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holyrood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulgrave Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eddystone Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckland Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Central Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Prospect Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prospect Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prospect Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derry'S Cross Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James' Place East Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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