Total Crime Rate

768.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

340.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 768.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 340.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 293.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 192.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 69.8 8/10
  • Other theft 61.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.3 10/10
  • Public order 27.9 10/10
  • Drugs 22.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.2 9/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
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

The Crescent area has the 4th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 9th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Crescent (PL1 3FH) in the last 12 months was 768.2 per 1,000 residents and was 106.1% higher 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 105 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 122 (≈ 340.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Crescent (PL1 3FH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in The Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/118)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lockyer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derry'S Cross —
Apr 2026Public order Derry'S Cross Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Crescent —
Apr 2026Other theft The Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bath Place West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Derry'S Cross Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Athenaeum Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Derry'S Cross Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Derry'S Cross Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Derry'S Cross Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Leigham Terrace Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Derry'S Cross Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leigham Terrace Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derry'S Cross —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Way —
Apr 2026Burglary Market Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Market Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Market Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James' Place East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James' Place East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James' Place East Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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