Total Crime Rate

272.1 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 272.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 123.7 10/10
  • Other theft 31.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.3 9/10
  • Burglary 21.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.2 9/10
  • Drugs 17.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.1 8/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Anstis Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 65th 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 Anstis Street (PL1 5JP) in the last 12 months was 272.1 per 1,000 residents and was 26.3% lower 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (β‰ˆ 141.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Anstis Street (PL1 5JP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Anstis Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hotham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manor Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Road West β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Road West β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arundel Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Flora Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Flora Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flora Court β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manor Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melbourne Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flora Cottages Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flora Cottages Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wyndham Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime St Barnabas Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cecil Street Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Archer Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stoke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stoke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stoke Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Wyndham Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Archer Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Archer Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ocean City Place β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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