Crime Rates at Union Place, Plymouth, PL1 3HZ

Union Place area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 6th 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 Place (PL1 3HZ) in the last 12 months was 845.9 per 1,000 residents and was 126.9% 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 103 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 162.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 131 (≈ 492.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 143.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Union Place (PL1 3HZ), 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.