Total Crime Rate
53.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Durnford Street area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 350th lowest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Durnford Street (PL1 3QN) in the last 12 months was 53.0 per 1,000 residents and was 85.6% lower than the St Peter and the Waterfront average (369.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (β 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Durnford Street (PL1 3QN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 30 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 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cobblestone Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Slate Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterloo Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Paul Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Paul Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Paul Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stonehall Flats | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stonehall Flats | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stonehall Flats | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Peel Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halfpenny Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pound Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Durnford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Durnford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stonehouse Bridge | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrack Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Market Close | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pound Street | β |
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