Crime Rates at King Street, Plymouth, PL1 5JE

King Street area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Drake , and the 191st highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around King Street (PL1 5JE) in the last 12 months was 138.8 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% higher than the Drake average (119.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 81.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 64.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Street (PL1 5JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 171 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Union Street (101 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.