Total Crime Rate

228.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 228.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 95.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.3 10/10
  • Other theft 28.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 10.6 9/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

West Hoe Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 91st 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 West Hoe Road (PL1 3FB) in the last 12 months was 228.9 per 1,000 residents and was 38.6% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 95.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Hoe Road (PL1 3FB), the main crime hotspot is near Union Street. Police recorded 171 crimes here, including 101 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Hoe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckland Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Union Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Central Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Prospect Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prospect Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prospect Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Bath Place West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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