Total Crime Rate

335.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

205.4 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 335.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 205.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 163.8 10/10
  • Other theft 39.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.8 9/10
  • Public order 24.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.7 10/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Union 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.

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Crime Over Time in Union Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Wolsdon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wyndham Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wyndham Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Octagon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cathedral Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cathedral Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolsdon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolsdon Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wyndham Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Soap Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flora Cottages Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stoke Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Wyndham Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stoke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wyndham Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frederick Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frederick Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prynne Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wyndham Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wyndham Square Under investigation

Data Sources

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