Total Crime Rate

270.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

171.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 270.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 171.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 147.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Burglary 12.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.0 10/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Hastings Terrace area has the 13th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 67th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hastings Terrace (PL1 5BD) in the last 12 months was 270.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.3% 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 37 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 crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 171.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hastings Terrace (PL1 5BD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 337 crimes here, including 140 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hastings Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Oxford Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Staddon Terrace Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Oxford Place
Apr 2026Public order Oxford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bayswater Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Avenue
Apr 2026Public order Market Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Market Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bayswater Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Flora Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area

Data Sources

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