Total Crime Rate
127.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Durnford Street area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 224th 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 Durnford Street (PL1 3QJ) in the last 12 months was 127.8 per 1,000 residents and was 65.4% 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 20 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). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 97.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Durnford Street (PL1 3QJ), the main crime hotspot is near St Mary Street. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St Peter and the Waterfront| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Mary Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Durnford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Valletort Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Valletort Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Valletort Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | St Mary Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Mary Street | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Mary Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Mary Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stonehouse Bridge | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stonehall Flats | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stonehall Flats | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pound Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pound Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Durnford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stonehall Flats | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halfpenny Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Market Close | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Slate Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterloo Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrack Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cobblestone Lane | — |
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