Total Crime Rate

102.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 102.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 44.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Penrose Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 279th 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 Penrose Street (PL1 5AT) in the last 12 months was 102.9 per 1,000 residents and was 72.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penrose Street (PL1 5AT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 360 crimes here, including 153 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Penrose Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bayswater Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bayswater Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Well Gardens
Apr 2026Other theft Well Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hastings Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penrose Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penrose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penrose Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penrose Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hastings Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penrose Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monroe Gardens
Apr 2026Shoplifting Monroe Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monroe Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monroe Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Western Approach
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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