Total Crime Rate

234.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

194.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 234.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 194.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 174.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 20.1 7/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hamilton Street area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Plymouth , and the 14th highest crime rate of 190 local areas in Merthyr Tydfil .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hamilton Street (CF48 4BP) in the last 12 months was 234.9 per 1,000 residents and was 135.7% 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 194.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamilton Street (CF48 4BP), the main crime hotspot is near Greenfield Gardens. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hamilton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Penlan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clos Sant Iago Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clos Sant Iago —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Plymouth Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenfield Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ceredig Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morlais Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chapel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Penlan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penlan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hafod Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Duffryn Fawr Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Duffryn Fawr Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Clos Sant Iago Under investigation
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Data Sources

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