City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour
Middle areaSouth west Plymouth. 13,495 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 96% of people in City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour at a rate of 417.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 109.8 per 1,000 people across Plymouth.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2,037 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1,039 |
| Other crime | 1,002 |
| Shoplifting | 748 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 323 |
| Drug offences | 230 |
| Burglary | 76 |
| Robbery | 73 |
| Theft from the person | 61 |
| Vehicle crime | 47 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour at a rate of 417.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 109.8 per 1,000 people across Plymouth.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 544 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,037), anti-social behaviour (1,039) and other crime (1,002).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Plymouth
These figures are published for the whole of Plymouth, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Plymouth and not City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour alone. See Plymouth
City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour in brief
The median price paid for a home in City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour was £161,750 in 2025.
City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour had 11,316 usual residents at the census.
About 96% of people in City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour, 73.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.