Total Crime Rate
130.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025North Road West area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 216th 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 North Road West (PL1 5DH) in the last 12 months was 130.9 per 1,000 residents and was 64.5% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (β 58.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around North Road West (PL1 5DH), the main crime hotspot is near King Street. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 36 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 | Vehicle crime | Eldad Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Whittington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyndham Street East | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyndham Street East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Haystone Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haystone Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyndham Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyndham Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyndham Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyndham Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Essex Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Essex Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Whittington Street | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whittington Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alice Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Francis Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Prynne Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ocean City Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Archer Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyndham Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Archer Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Archer Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyndham Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wyndham Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manor Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manor Street | β |
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