Total Crime Rate

179.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 179.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.7 10/10
  • Other theft 24.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 7.0 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West Hoe Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 131st 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 West Hoe Road (PL1 3FB) in the last 12 months was 179.6 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 59.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Hoe Road (PL1 3FB), the main crime hotspot is near Union Street. Police recorded 184 crimes here, including 115 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 (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Walker Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Phoenix Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Eddystone Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eddystone Terrace —
Sep 2025Other theft Prospect Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prospect Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Central Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Bath Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Phoenix Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Phoenix Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Phoenix Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Phoenix Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millbay Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Walker Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Union Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Drugs Union Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bath Place West —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bath Place West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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