Total Crime Rate

74.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 74.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Edgcumbe Avenue area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 375th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edgcumbe Avenue (PL1 5ND) in the last 12 months was 74.9 per 1,000 residents and was 79.9% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edgcumbe Avenue (PL1 5ND), the main crime hotspot is near St Mary Street. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Edgcumbe Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldad Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hotham Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Valletort Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Valletort Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Valletort Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldad Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldad Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldad Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hotham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eldad Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hotham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fellows Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Palmerston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hotham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Bridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mill Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fellowes Place Lane South Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Bridge —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kings Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kings Court —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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