Total Crime Rate

378.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

191.4 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 378.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 191.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 144.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.3 10/10
  • Drugs 27.3 10/10
  • Public order 27.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.3 10/10
  • Other theft 15.6 9/10
  • Robbery 11.7 9/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
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

Arundel Crescent area has the 7th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 37th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Arundel Crescent (PL1 5DY) in the last 12 months was 378.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1.7% higher 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 191.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arundel Crescent (PL1 5DY), 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 Arundel Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/73)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neswick Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Essex Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wyndham Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolsdon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hetling Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wyndham Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Archer Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ocean City Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Amherst Road Lane East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harwell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prynne Close —
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 Stuart Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penrose Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wyndham Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arundel Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penrose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penrose Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amherst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Barnabas Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hastings Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Belmont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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