Total Crime Rate

80.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 80.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Cromwell Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Drake , and the 358th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cromwell Road (PL4 9QP) in the last 12 months was 80.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.5% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cromwell Road (PL4 9QP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Egerton Road (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cromwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Anson Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Grenville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grenville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Jude'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tothill Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Tothill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tothill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holborn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watson Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maybank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Dunstan'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Julian Street Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Hilary Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Hilary Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laira Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Embankment Road Lane South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Higher Stert Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Collingwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bulmer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Limerick Place Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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