Total Crime Rate

239.0 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 239.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 139.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.9 10/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Morley Court area has the 16th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 81st highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Morley Court (PL1 1SH) in the last 12 months was 239.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.2% lower than the St Peter and the Waterfront average (369.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (β‰ˆ 175.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morley Court (PL1 1SH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 663 crimes here, including 269 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Morley Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penrose Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Well Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harwell Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Well Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Well Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Well Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Western Approach Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order New George Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New George Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft Market Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hastings Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cornwall Street β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Cornwall Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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