Total Crime Rate

192.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 192.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 98.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Public order 20.1 9/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.4 9/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Carlton Terrace area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 119th highest crime rate of 835 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 Carlton Terrace (PL1 5EA) in the last 12 months was 192.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.4% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 98.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carlton Terrace (PL1 5EA), the main crime hotspot is near St Mary Street. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Carlton Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/71)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Palmerston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Battery Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Union Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Union Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Union Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Battery Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Battery Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fellows Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wyndham Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wyndham Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wyndham Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fellowes Place Lane South Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyndham Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Adelaide Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stoke Road Under investigation
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
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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