Total Crime Rate
178.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Neswick Street Ope area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 839 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 Neswick Street Ope (PL1 5LA) in the last 12 months was 178.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 93.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Neswick Street Ope (PL1 5LA), 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.
View Crime In St Peter and the Waterfront| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Eldad Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bath Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cecil Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | King Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ocean City Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ashley Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | St Barnabas Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Octagon Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arundel Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rendle Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wolsdon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Frederick Street East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manor Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cecil Street | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Manor Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Neswick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Neswick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Neswick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Neswick Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Anstis Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Frederick Street West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Frederick Street West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Frederick Street West | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wyndham Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyndham Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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