Crime Rates at The Barbican, Plymouth, PL1 2LS

The Barbican area has the 4th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Drake , and the 4th 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 The Barbican (PL1 2LS) in the last 12 months was 1443.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1110.8% 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 121 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 44.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 139 (≈ 879.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Barbican (PL1 2LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southside Street, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Quay Road (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.