Total Crime Rate

129.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 129.4 8/10
  • Other theft 35.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 17.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.8 10/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Other crime 11.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 11.8 6/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Custom House Lane area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 205th 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 Custom House Lane (PL1 3TG) in the last 12 months was 129.4 per 1,000 residents and was 65.3% 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 Other theft with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 17.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Custom House Lane (PL1 3TG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Custom House Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Grand Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Central Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prospect Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prospect Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eddystone Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Prospect Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Soap Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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