Total Crime Rate
252.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
131.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ilbert Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 76th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ilbert Street (PL1 5AA) in the last 12 months was 252.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -36.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 131.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ilbert Street (PL1 5AA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 131 crimes here, including 71 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Plymouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Holdsworth Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hastings Street | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Well Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Well Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Well Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Well Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Well Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Well Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Market Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Market Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gloucester Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Oxford Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oxford Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oxford Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Market Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Way | — |
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