Crime Rates at Crescent Avenue, Plymouth, PL1 3AN

Crescent Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 59th highest crime rate of 839 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 Crescent Avenue (PL1 3AN) in the last 12 months was 279.8 per 1,000 residents and was 24.2% lower than the St Peter and the Waterfront average (369.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 131.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crescent Avenue (PL1 3AN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 569 crimes here, including 245 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.