Total Crime Rate

238.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 238.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 110.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.8 9/10
  • Other theft 23.8 10/10
  • Drugs 17.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Athenaeum Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 86th 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 Athenaeum Street (PL1 2RH) in the last 12 months was 238.1 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 110.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Athenaeum Street (PL1 2RH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 676 crimes here, including 319 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Athenaeum Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/195)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holyrood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James' Place West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Crescent —
Apr 2026Shoplifting New George Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary St James' Place East Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting New George Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lockyer Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lockyer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Athenaeum Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Leigham Terrace Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leigham Terrace Lane —
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Data Sources

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