Total Crime Rate
99.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Penrose Street area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 298th 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 Penrose Street (PL1 5AT) in the last 12 months was 99.3 per 1,000 residents and was 73.1% lower than the St Peter and the Waterfront average (369.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (β 51.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Penrose Street (PL1 5AT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 326 crimes here, including 120 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St Peter and the Waterfront| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Michael'S Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bayswater Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Claremont Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Michael'S Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Market Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Market Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harwell Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Staddon Terrace Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bayswater Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bayswater Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bayswater Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Bayswater Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bayswater Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Prynne Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Well Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Well Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Well Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Well Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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