Total Crime Rate

199.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

90.9 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 199.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 90.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.9 10/10
  • Other theft 42.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Cheltenham Villas area has the 28th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Drake , and the 108th 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 Cheltenham Villas (PL4 7DY) in the last 12 months was 199.3 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 90.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheltenham Villas (PL4 7DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lisson Grove (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cheltenham Villas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/77)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deptford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Monica Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor View Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor View Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Clifton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor View Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moor View Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Terrace Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shaftesbury Cottages Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wiltshire Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Opie Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Opie Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Opie Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Woodside Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons B3238 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince Maurice Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plym Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baring Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baring Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Park Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hill Park Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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