Crime Rates at Lockyer Street, Plymouth, PL1 2PX

Lockyer Street 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 Lockyer Street (PL1 2PX) 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 Lockyer Street (PL1 2PX), the main crime hotspot is near Royal Parade. Police recorded 293 crimes here, including 121 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.