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

Citadel 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 Citadel Road (PL1 2QA) 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 Citadel Road (PL1 2QA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 426 crimes here, including 200 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/117)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckland Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Leigham Terrace Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leigham Terrace Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old George Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lockyer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Princess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lockyer Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holyrood Place 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 Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Princess Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Derry'S Cross Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Notte Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Notte Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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