Crime Rate in St Peter and the Waterfront, ward

St Peter and the Waterfront has the highest crime rate of 20 wards in Plymouth district and the 61st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 6th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Peter and the Waterfront in the last 12 months was 369.0 per 1,000 residents and was 227.8% higher than the Plymouth district average (112.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Peter and the Waterfront’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2,837 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 40 cases , down -7.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 25.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -11.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3,501 (≈ 170.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Peter and the Waterfront ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 968 crimes here, including 373 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.