Total Crime Rate

82.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · 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 82.4 7/10
  • Other theft 23.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 11.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Custom House Lane area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 354th 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 Custom House Lane (PL1 3TB) in the last 12 months was 82.4 per 1,000 residents and was 77.7% 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 Other theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 11.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Custom House Lane (PL1 3TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walker Terrace, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Custom House Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Eddystone Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Hoe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eddystone Terrace —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Walker Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Walker Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grand Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prospect Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Prospect Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pier Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Central Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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