Total Crime Rate

144.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 144.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Burglary 18.9 10/10
  • Drugs 18.9 10/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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

Royal William Yard area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 180th 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 Royal William Yard (PL1 3QQ) in the last 12 months was 144.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.8% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 81.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 116.7% ).

In the area around Royal William Yard (PL1 3QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Ferry Terminal. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Royal William Yard area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ferry Terminal —
Sep 2025Burglary Ferry Terminal Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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