Total Crime Rate
3538.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
1718.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Princess Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Drake , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .
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 Princess Street (PL1 2EU) in the last 12 months was 3538.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2869.2% 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 502 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 5 cases , down -37.5% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 63.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 689 (≈ 1718.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Princess Street (PL1 2EU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 719 crimes here, including 306 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St Peter and the Waterfront| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Royal Parade | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Royal Parade | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Royal Parade | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Royal Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Royal Parade | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Royal Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Royal Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Royal Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Royal Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Royal Parade | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Armada Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Royal Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Royal Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Royal Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Royal Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Royal Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Royal Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Royal Parade | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Royal Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Royal Parade | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Royal Parade | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lockyer Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lockyer Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Place | Under investigation |
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