Total Crime Rate

1060.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

452.6 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 1060.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 452.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 373.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 363.2 10/10
  • Other theft 68.4 10/10
  • Public order 68.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 63.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.0 10/10
  • Drugs 18.4 10/10
  • Burglary 13.2 9/10
  • Other crime 10.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
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

Caroline Place area has the highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 5th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Caroline Place (PL1 3PS) in the last 12 months was 1060.5 per 1,000 residents and was 184.5% 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 142 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 172 (≈ 452.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Caroline Place (PL1 3PS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Caroline Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Battery Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Place
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson George Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pound Street
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Battery Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peel Street
Apr 2026Burglary Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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