Crime Rates at Hoe Street, Plymouth, PL1 2JA

Hoe Street area has the 25th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Drake , and the 98th 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 Hoe Street (PL1 2JA) in the last 12 months was 209.8 per 1,000 residents and was 76.1% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 153.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 89.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hoe Street (PL1 2JA), 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.