Total Crime Rate

150.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 150.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 62.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.6 9/10
  • Other theft 25.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Drugs 18.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Royal William Yard area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 170th 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 Royal William Yard (PL1 3QQ) in the last 12 months was 150.9 per 1,000 residents and was 59.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 62.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royal William Yard (PL1 3QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Ferry Terminal. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 10 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 (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Admiralty Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ferry Terminal Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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