Total Crime Rate

166.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 166.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.9 9/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.7 10/10
  • Public order 10.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ocean City Place area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Drake , and the 144th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ocean City Place (PL1 5FB) in the last 12 months was 166.2 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% higher than the Drake average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 80.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ocean City Place (PL1 5FB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 176 crimes here, including 71 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ocean City Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/124)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cathedral Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penrose Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hastings Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penrose Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penrose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penrose Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penrose Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neswick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Well Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Flora Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flora Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Belmont Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Belmont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Approach Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Western Approach —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Western Approach —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Well Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs North Road West Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Robbery North Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Essex Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ocean City Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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