Total Crime Rate

335.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

205.4 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 335.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 205.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 163.8 10/10
  • Other theft 39.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.8 9/10
  • Public order 24.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.7 10/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Union Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 45th 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 Union Street (PL1 3LU) in the last 12 months was 335.0 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% 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 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 84 (≈ 205.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Union Street (PL1 3LU), 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 Union Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/99)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Flora Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flora Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flora Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Alice Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cathedral Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Alice Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alice Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Belmont Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Millbay Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Millbay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Millbay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Octagon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Millbay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prospect Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Phoenix Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Phoenix Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Prospect Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buckland Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Francis Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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