Crime Rates at The Square, Stonehouse, Plymouth, PL1 3JS

The Square area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 119th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Square (PL1 3JS) in the last 12 months was 192.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.4% lower 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 98.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Square (PL1 3JS), the main crime hotspot is near St Mary Street. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.