Total Crime Rate

115.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.4 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 115.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 75.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.5 9/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Durham Cottages 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 Durham Cottages (PL1 5HT) 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 Durham Cottages (PL1 5HT), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Durham Cottages area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frederick Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Melbourne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cathedral Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cathedral Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Alice Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Alice Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alice Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neswick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frederick Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alice Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alice Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alice Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Belmont Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Belmont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Francis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Quarry Cotts Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wyndham Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wyndham Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary North Road West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Wyndham Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amherst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harwell Street

Data Sources

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