Total Crime Rate

165.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 165.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Other theft 20.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.1 10/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Radford Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 148th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Radford Road (PL1 3BZ) in the last 12 months was 165.8 per 1,000 residents and was 55.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 55.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Radford Road (PL1 3BZ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Radford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Eddystone Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pier Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eddystone Terrace
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St James' Place East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James' Place East Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James' Place East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Central Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prospect Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Prospect Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Walker Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Walker Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grand Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James' Place East Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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