Crime Rates at Essex Street, Plymouth, PL1 5HB

Essex Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 76th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Essex Street (PL1 5HB) in the last 12 months was 252.6 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 131.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Essex Street (PL1 5HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 68 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.