Total Crime Rate

241.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

136.7 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 241.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 136.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 129.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.8 9/10
  • Burglary 21.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

North Road West area has the 16th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 835 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 North Road West (PL1 5DE) in the last 12 months was 241.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 136.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Road West (PL1 5DE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 163 crimes here, including 73 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in North Road West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/103)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Market Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holdsworth Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pennycomequick Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Market Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Market Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Wake Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Terrace —
Apr 2026Other theft St Michael'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hetling Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monroe Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wake Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wake Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Amherst Road Lane East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penrose Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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