Crime Rates at Castle Street, Plymouth, PL1 2NJ

Castle Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Drake , and the 25th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Street (PL1 2NJ) in the last 12 months was 515.2 per 1,000 residents and was 332.2% 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 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 82 (≈ 248.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Street (PL1 2NJ), 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.