Total Crime Rate

845.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

492.5 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 845.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 492.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 387.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 97.7 10/10
  • Public order 82.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 79.0 10/10
  • Drugs 45.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 37.6 10/10
  • Other theft 33.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.1 10/10
  • Robbery 18.8 10/10
  • Burglary 15.0 10/10
  • Other crime 7.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
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 Street 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 Adelaide Street (PL1 3JF) 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 Adelaide Street (PL1 3JF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Adelaide Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wyndham Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Francis Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Phoenix Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Phoenix Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Quarry Cotts Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Manor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wyndham Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wyndham Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Millbay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wyndham Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wyndham Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wyndham Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolsdon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wolsdon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolsdon Place
Apr 2026Other theft Wyndham Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stoke Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Millbay Road
Apr 2026Other theft Millbay Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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