Total Crime Rate

79.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 79.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 42.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • 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
  • Theft from the person 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

High Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 364th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (PL1 3SN) in the last 12 months was 79.2 per 1,000 residents and was 78.7% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (PL1 3SN), the main crime hotspot is near St Mary Street. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adelaide Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mary Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mary Street
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Mary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slate Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slate Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Mary Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adelaide Place
Apr 2026Robbery Stonehouse Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Durnford Street Ope Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durnford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barrack Place
Apr 2026Other theft Edgecumbe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Durnford Street Ope Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Halfpenny Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halfpenny Court Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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