Total Crime Rate

138.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.9 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 138.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cecil Street area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Drake , and the 191st 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 Cecil Street (PL1 5HL) in the last 12 months was 138.8 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 81.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 64.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cecil Street (PL1 5HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 171 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Union Street (101 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cecil Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alice Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckland Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Quarry Cotts Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Francis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alice Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alice Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bath Place West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flora Cottages Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Melbourne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Road West
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cathedral Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Market Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Market Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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