Total Crime Rate

743.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 743.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 287.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 201.1 10/10
  • Other theft 55.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 50.3 8/10
  • Drugs 39.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.5 10/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.8 9/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Millbay Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 8th highest crime rate of 839 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 Millbay Road (PL1 3NJ) in the last 12 months was 743.0 per 1,000 residents and was 101.4% higher than the St Peter and the Waterfront average (369.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 103 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 113 (≈ 315.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Millbay Road (PL1 3NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Union Street. Police recorded 184 crimes here, including 115 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Millbay Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Union Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Phoenix Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millbay Road —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Frederick Street West Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Phoenix Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Phoenix Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Phoenix Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Phoenix Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Millbay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manor Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manor Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hobart Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brittany Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Millbay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alice Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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