Total Crime Rate

143.4 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 143.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.9 9/10
  • Other crime 12.0 10/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 839 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 High Street (PL1 3SJ) in the last 12 months was 143.4 per 1,000 residents and was 61.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (β‰ˆ 75.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (PL1 3SJ), the main crime hotspot is near George Place. Police recorded 173 crimes here, including 76 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In St Peter and the Waterfront

Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St Mary Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Place β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eldad Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldad Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldad Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Mary Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Street Ope Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Battery Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Place β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Battery Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Battery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Battery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour George Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peel Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cobblestone Lane β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Brittany Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Valletort Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft George Place Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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