Total Crime Rate

296.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

200.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 296.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 200.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 158.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.9 9/10
  • Public order 27.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.3 10/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • 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 10th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 56th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cecil Street (PL1 5HW) in the last 12 months was 296.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.4% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 200.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cecil Street (PL1 5HW), the main crime hotspot is near Market Avenue. Police recorded 111 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cecil Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/94)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Melbourne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Barnabas Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alice Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alice Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Belmont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Belmont Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Road West —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flora Cottages Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary North Road West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs North Road West Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arundel Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alice Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wyndham Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Wyndham Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
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
Apr 2026Public order Octagon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Francis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arundel Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wyndham Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashley Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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