Crime Rates at North Road West, Plymouth, PL1 5DJ

North 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 5DJ) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 5DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near King Street (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.