Crime Rates at Citadel Road, Plymouth, PL1 3BA

Citadel Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 91st highest crime rate of 835 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 3BA) in the last 12 months was 228.9 per 1,000 residents and was 38.6% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 95.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Citadel Road (PL1 3BA), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 222 crimes here, including 136 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.