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 5DJ) 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 5DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wyndham Mews (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in North Road West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/90)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alice Lane —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Alice Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Alice Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wantage Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolsdon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arundel Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arundel Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arundel Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Barnabas Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adelaide Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adelaide Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wyndham Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wyndham Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hotham Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cathedral Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cathedral Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Wyndham Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Palmerston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolsdon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wolsdon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolsdon Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Wyndham Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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