Total Crime Rate

151.4 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 151.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 41.3 10/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Plymouth , and the 37th highest crime rate of 189 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 High Street (CF48 1DJ) in the last 12 months was 151.4 per 1,000 residents and was 36.0% higher than the Plymouth average (111.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 87.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 111.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (CF48 1DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Llys Waunwyltt. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alexandra Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llys Waunwyltt Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Catherine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Alexandra Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llwyn-Yr-Eos Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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