Total Crime Rate

127.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 127.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Durnford 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.

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Crime Over Time in Durnford Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Mary Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durnford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Valletort Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Valletort Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Valletort Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St Mary Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft St Mary Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Mary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Mary Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonehouse Bridge Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonehall Flats Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stonehall Flats —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pound Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pound Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Durnford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stonehall Flats —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halfpenny Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Market Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Slate Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrack Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cobblestone Lane —

Data Sources

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