Total Crime Rate

89.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 89.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 35.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.0 10/10
  • Drugs 18.0 10/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Holyrood Place area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 327th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holyrood Place (PL1 2QB) in the last 12 months was 89.8 per 1,000 residents and was 75.9% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holyrood Place (PL1 2QB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Holyrood Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Athenaeum Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Derry'S Cross Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leigham Terrace Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Leigham Terrace Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Notte Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Notte Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derry'S Cross Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Derry'S Cross Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Notte Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James' Place East Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Derry'S Cross Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Derry'S Cross Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Derry'S Cross Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Notte Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Notte Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St James' Place East Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lockyer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lockyer Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James' Place East Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princess Way —
Apr 2026Public order Notte Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James' Place West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James' Place West Under investigation
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Data Sources

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