Total Crime Rate

881.7 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 881.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 419.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 177.4 10/10
  • Other theft 80.7 10/10
  • Public order 64.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 32.3 7/10
  • Drugs 26.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.1 10/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· 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 45 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 7th highest crime rate of 839 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 881.7 per 1,000 residents and was 139.0% higher than the St Peter and the Waterfront average (369.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 78 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 93 (β‰ˆ 500.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Adelaide Place (PL1 3JD), the main crime hotspot is near George Place. Police recorded 173 crimes here, including 76 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In St Peter and the Waterfront

Crime Over Time in Adelaide Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Phoenix Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Phoenix Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Phoenix Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Phoenix Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Phoenix Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cobblestone Lane β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Battery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Place β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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