Crime Rates at High Street, Plymouth, PL1 2AW

High Street area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Drake , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (PL1 2AW) in the last 12 months was 178.7 per 1,000 residents and was 49.9% higher than the Drake average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -34.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 99.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (PL1 2AW), the main crime hotspot is near Royal Parade. Police recorded 293 crimes here, including 121 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.