Crime Rates at Western Kings, Plymouth, PL1 3RR

Western Kings area has the 11th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 57th 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 Western Kings (PL1 3RR) in the last 12 months was 295.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.7% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -24.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 169.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Kings (PL1 3RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ferry Terminal, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mount Stone Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.