Crime Rates at Harwell Street, Plymouth, PL1 5BN

Harwell Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 81st highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harwell Street (PL1 5BN) in the last 12 months was 239.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.2% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 175.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harwell Street (PL1 5BN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 310 crimes here, including 111 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.