Total Crime Rate

526.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

171.6 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 526.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 190.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 171.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 130.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.6 10/10
  • Other theft 41.0 10/10
  • Public order 18.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Robbery 14.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.5 9/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Wilton Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 20th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wilton Street (PL1 5LU) in the last 12 months was 526.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% higher 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 Shoplifting with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 171.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 76.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilton Street (PL1 5LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maker View (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wilton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Barnabas Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maker View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Maker View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Maker View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arundel Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fellowes Place Lane South Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arundel Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Maker View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolsdon Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Wolsdon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolsdon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fellows Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences De La Hay Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Raynham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hotham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hotham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hotham Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hotham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eldad Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldad Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldad Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldad Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldad Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Palmerston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wilton Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arundel Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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