Crime Rates at Pier Street, Plymouth, PL1 3BT

Pier Street area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 237th 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 Pier Street (PL1 3BT) in the last 12 months was 115.6 per 1,000 residents and was 69.0% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pier Street (PL1 3BT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.