Total Crime Rate

1007.5 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 1007.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 488.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 135.3 10/10
  • Drugs 75.2 10/10
  • Public order 75.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.9 10/10
  • Other theft 37.6 10/10
  • Burglary 33.8 10/10
  • Robbery 30.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 26.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.0 10/10
  • Other crime 11.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
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 Street area has the highest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 5th 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 Street (PL1 3JF) in the last 12 months was 1007.5 per 1,000 residents and was 173.0% 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 130 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 162 (β‰ˆ 609.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 108.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Adelaide Street (PL1 3JF), the main crime hotspot is near Union Street. Police recorded 184 crimes here, including 115 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Adelaide Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Millbay Road Under investigation
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 Octagon Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson George Place Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Place β€”
Sep 2025Other theft George Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft George Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order George Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order George Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order George Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Place Under investigation
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 2025Violence and sexual offences George Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Battery Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Battery Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Battery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Battery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Place β€”

Data Sources

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