Total Crime Rate
238.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
110.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St James Place West 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 St James Place West (PL1 3AT) 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 St James Place West (PL1 3AT), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 222 crimes here, including 136 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Grand Parade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St James' Place West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St James' Place West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mulgrave Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Derry'S Cross | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Derry'S Cross | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Raleigh Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Derry'S Cross | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
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