Total Crime Rate
220.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
136.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Victoria Place area has the 19th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 93rd 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 Victoria Place (PL1 3LP) in the last 12 months was 220.7 per 1,000 residents and was 40.8% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 123.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 136.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 123.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Victoria Place (PL1 3LP), the main crime hotspot is near George Place. Police recorded 204 crimes here, including 75 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Plymouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Battery Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Mary Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | George Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | George Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | George Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | George Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | George Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Battery Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | George Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Mary Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Mary Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | George Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Union Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Union Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Union Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Union Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | George Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | George Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Adelaide Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Battery Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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