Total Crime Rate
126.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
59.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Elliot Terrace area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 214th 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 Elliot Terrace (PL1 2PL) in the last 12 months was 126.3 per 1,000 residents and was 66.1% lower than the St Peter and the Waterfront average (372.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 59.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elliot Terrace (PL1 2PL), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 77 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Plymouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Armada Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St James' Place East | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Derry'S Cross | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St James' Place East | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holyrood Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old George Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leigham Terrace Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Leigham Terrace Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Athenaeum Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old George Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Princess Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holyrood Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lockyer Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lockyer Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Derry'S Cross | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Derry'S Cross | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Derry'S Cross | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Derry'S Cross | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Derry'S Cross | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Derry'S Cross | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Derry'S Cross | Under investigation |
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