Total Crime Rate
410.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Arundel Crescent area has the 6th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 34th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Arundel Crescent (PL1 5DY) in the last 12 months was 410.2 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% higher 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 191.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Arundel Crescent (PL1 5DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wyndham Mews, where police recorded 57 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.
View Crime In St Peter and the Waterfront| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyndham Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Knollys Terrace Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Melbourne Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Prynne Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Neswick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Well Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Well Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Well Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Well Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Upper Knollys Terrace Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Knollys Terrace Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Upper Knollys Terrace Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Neswick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Upper Knollys Terrace Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wolsdon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Road West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | North Road West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | North Road West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Road West | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Road West | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Monroe Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Monroe Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Monroe Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Neswick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Francis Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyndham Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Frederick Street West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cecil Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | King Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
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