Crime Rates at King Street, Plymouth, PL1 5JB

King Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 38th highest crime rate of 839 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 King Street (PL1 5JB) in the last 12 months was 383.9 per 1,000 residents and was 4.0% 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 86 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 95 (≈ 232.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Street (PL1 5JB), the main crime hotspot is near Union Street. Police recorded 184 crimes here, including 115 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.