Crime Rates at Central Road, Plymouth, PL1 3BX

Central Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Central Road (PL1 3BX) in the last 12 months was 314.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 151.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 115.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Central Road (PL1 3BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walker Terrace, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.