Total Crime Rate

768.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

408.6 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 768.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 408.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 360.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 145.2 10/10
  • Other theft 69.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 53.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 53.8 8/10
  • Public order 32.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.1 10/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Adelaide Place area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 8th 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 Adelaide Place (PL1 3JD) in the last 12 months was 768.8 per 1,000 residents and was 106.3% 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 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 408.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Adelaide Place (PL1 3JD), the main crime hotspot is near George Place. Police recorded 204 crimes here, including 75 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Adelaide Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldad Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Place
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Manor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldad Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldad Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Quarry Cotts Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldad Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eldad Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slate Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slate Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adelaide Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wyndham Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wyndham Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wyndham Square Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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