Total Crime Rate
24.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Durnford Street area has the lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 142nd 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 3QP) in the last 12 months was 24.2 per 1,000 residents and was 93.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -72.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (β 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Durnford Street (PL1 3QP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Durnford Street, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mount Stone Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St Peter and the Waterfront| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferry Terminal | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Slate Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferry Terminal | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pound Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ferry Terminal | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Durnford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Durnford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cobblestone Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pound Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferry Terminal | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrack Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stonehall Flats | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stonehall Flats | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stonehall Flats | Under investigation |
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