Total Crime Rate

203.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

127.3 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 203.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 127.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.2 10/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Drugs 10.9 8/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

North Road West area has the 20th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 106th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Road West (PL1 5DH) in the last 12 months was 203.6 per 1,000 residents and was 45.4% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 127.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Road West (PL1 5DH), the main crime hotspot is near Wyndham Mews. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 32 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 (30/77)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wyndham Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery North Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs North Road West Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Burglary North Road West Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Road West —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wolsdon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolsdon Place —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wyndham Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wyndham Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flora Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wyndham Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Melbourne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Belmont Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Belmont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flora Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Flora Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Barnabas Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldad Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eldad Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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