Crime Rates at Adelaide Lane, Plymouth, PL1 3HA

Adelaide Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 6th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Adelaide Lane (PL1 3HA) in the last 12 months was 897.4 per 1,000 residents and was 143.2% higher 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 124 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 152 (≈ 400.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Adelaide Lane (PL1 3HA), 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.