Total Crime Rate

768.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

340.8 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 768.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 340.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 293.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 192.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 69.8 8/10
  • Other theft 61.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.3 10/10
  • Public order 27.9 10/10
  • Drugs 22.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.2 9/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 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

Bath Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 9th 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 Bath Street (PL1 3LT) in the last 12 months was 768.2 per 1,000 residents and was 106.1% 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 105 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 122 (≈ 340.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bath Street (PL1 3LT), the main crime hotspot is near Union Street. Police recorded 171 crimes here, including 101 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bath Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/86)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Prospect Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prospect Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prospect Place —
Apr 2026Public order Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Union Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Phoenix Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flora Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Manor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Quarry Cotts Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Belmont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Belmont Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flora Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Millbay Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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