Total Crime Rate
768.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
408.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Adelaide 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.
View Crime In St Peter and the Waterfront| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarence Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eldad Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | George Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | George Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | George Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Manor Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | George Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eldad Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eldad Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Quarry Cotts | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | George Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eldad Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Eldad Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | George Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyndham Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | George Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Slate Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Slate Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | George Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | George Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Adelaide Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wyndham Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wyndham Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Wyndham Square | Under investigation |
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