Total Crime Rate

155.7 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 155.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 41.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.9 8/10
  • Drugs 29.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Citadel Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 165th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Citadel Road (PL1 2PY) in the last 12 months was 155.7 per 1,000 residents and was 57.8% 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 Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (β‰ˆ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Citadel Road (PL1 2PY), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 201 crimes here, including 139 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Citadel Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Mulgrave Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Princess Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Citadel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Citadel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Citadel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Derry'S Cross Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derry'S Cross Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derry'S Cross Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Alfred Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Princess Street Ope β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Notte Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Notte Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Notte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pier Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Notte Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Citadel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Princess Street Ope Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Notte Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
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 St James' Place East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James' Place East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Derry'S Cross β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Derry'S Cross Under investigation

Data Sources

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