Crime Rates at Cecil Street, Plymouth, PL1 5HR

Cecil Street area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 240th 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 5HR) in the last 12 months was 115.1 per 1,000 residents and was 69.1% lower than the St Peter and the Waterfront average (372.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 75.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -93.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cecil Street (PL1 5HR), the main crime hotspot is near Wyndham Mews. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.