Total Crime Rate

172.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 172.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.6 10/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Oxford Street area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 136th 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 Oxford Street (PL1 5AH) in the last 12 months was 172.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.6% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 83.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Street (PL1 5AH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 718 crimes here, including 335 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oxford Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penrose Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Market Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Market Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Market Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pennycomequick Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holdsworth Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wake Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wake Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wake Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penrose Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penrose Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penrose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penrose Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Staddon Terrace Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Staddon Terrace Lane
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Staddon Terrace Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raleigh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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