Total Crime Rate

164.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 164.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.9 10/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sydney Street area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 151st 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 Sydney Street (PL1 5AE) in the last 12 months was 164.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 74.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sydney Street (PL1 5AE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 286 crimes here, including 109 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sydney Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Cornwall Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Bayswater Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hastings Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bayswater Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bayswater Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bayswater Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ocean City Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bayswater Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Bayswater Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essex Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prynne Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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