Total Crime Rate
335.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
205.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Union Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 45th 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 Union Street (PL1 3HD) in the last 12 months was 335.0 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% 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 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 84 (≈ 205.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Union Street (PL1 3HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near George Place, where police recorded 204 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Union Street (101 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In St Peter and the Waterfront| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wolsdon Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wyndham Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wyndham Mews | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Octagon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyndham Street West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cathedral Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cathedral Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wolsdon Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wolsdon Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyndham Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wyndham Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Soap Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Flora Cottages | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stoke Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stoke Road | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wyndham Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyndham Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stoke Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wyndham Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frederick Street West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frederick Street West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Prynne Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyndham Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyndham Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wyndham Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Wyndham Square | Under investigation |
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