Total Crime Rate

147.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 147.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.9 9/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Other crime 12.0 10/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

The Square area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 176th 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 3JX) in the last 12 months was 147.4 per 1,000 residents and was 60.5% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 79.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Square (PL1 3JX), 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.

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Crime Over Time in The Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Battery Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Bridge —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halfpenny Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Valletort Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Halfpenny Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mary Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peel Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mary Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mill Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Edgecumbe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Mary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mary Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Battery Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adelaide Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adelaide Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Valletort Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Fellowes Place Lane South Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Valletort Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halfpenny Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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