Crime Rates at Pound Street, Plymouth, PL1 3RH

Pound Street area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 195th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pound Street (PL1 3RH) in the last 12 months was 137.4 per 1,000 residents and was 63.1% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 72.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pound Street (PL1 3RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Durnford Street, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Slate Lane (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.