Total Crime Rate

183.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.0 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 183.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.5 8/10
  • Burglary 18.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Catherine Square area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Plymouth , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 190 local areas in Merthyr Tydfil .

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 Catherine Square (CF48 1AA) in the last 12 months was 183.5 per 1,000 residents and was 84.1% higher than the Plymouth average (99.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -26.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 78.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Catherine Square (CF48 1AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Llwyn-Yr-Eos, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightingale Street (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Catherine Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Church View Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Llwyn-Yr-Eos Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Catherine Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Catherine Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightingale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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