Total Crime Rate

195.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 195.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.5 9/10
  • Other theft 31.5 10/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cheltenham Villas area has the 30th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Drake , and the 115th highest crime rate of 839 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 195.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% higher than the Drake average (128.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 83.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheltenham Villas (PL4 7DY), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cheltenham Villas area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kensington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hill Park Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marina Terrace
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marina Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marina Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mutley Plain Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hill Park Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mildmay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Queen'S Gate Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hospital Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Chedworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Plym Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plym Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plym Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Park Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prince Maurice Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince Maurice Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Longfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Furzehill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order West Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kensington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plym Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Clifton Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Moor View Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Moor View Terrace Under investigation

Data Sources

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