Total Crime Rate

252.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

131.5 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 252.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 131.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.2 10/10
  • Other theft 24.2 10/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Archer Terrace 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 Archer Terrace (PL1 5HD) 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 Archer Terrace (PL1 5HD), the main crime hotspot is near Market Avenue. Police recorded 111 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Archer Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/91)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Staddon Terrace Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Archer Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penrose Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penrose Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penrose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penrose Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Hastings Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Well Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Well Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Well Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harwell Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hetling Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ocean City Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amherst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Essex Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery North Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs North Road West Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Road West —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melbourne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Melbourne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cathedral Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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