Total Crime Rate

88.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.2 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 88.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.7 7/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Gethin Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Plymouth , and the 81st 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 Gethin Street (CF48 1PX) in the last 12 months was 88.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.7% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 47.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 178.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gethin Street (CF48 1PX), the main crime hotspot is near Llys Waunwyltt. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gethin Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llys Waunwyltt Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cardiff Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Llys Waunwyltt 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Llys Waunwyltt —
Apr 2026Public order Nightingale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Church View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llys Waunwyltt Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Llys Waunwyltt Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cardiff Street —
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Data Sources

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