Crime Rates at New Street, Plymouth, PL1 2LY

New Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Drake , and the 18th highest crime rate of 839 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 New Street (PL1 2LY) in the last 12 months was 592.5 per 1,000 residents and was 361.8% higher than the Drake average (128.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 264.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Street (PL1 2LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Andrew Street (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.