Crime Rates at Paton Watson Quadrate, Plymouth, PL1 2NL

Paton Watson Quadrate area has the 10th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Drake , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 839 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 Paton Watson Quadrate (PL1 2NL) in the last 12 months was 515.2 per 1,000 residents and was 301.6% 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 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 227.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paton Watson Quadrate (PL1 2NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Exchange Street (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.