Total Crime Rate
93.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Edgcumbe Avenue area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 314th highest crime rate of 839 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 Edgcumbe Avenue (PL1 5ND) in the last 12 months was 93.6 per 1,000 residents and was 74.6% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Edgcumbe Avenue (PL1 5ND), the main crime hotspot is near St Mary Street. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 67 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Wilton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hotham Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hotham Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hotham Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mill Bridge | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Valletort Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sylvan Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Fellows Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rutger Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rutger Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Mary Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Mary Street | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Mary Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Mary Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sylvan Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | St Mary Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Eldad Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eldad Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eldad Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Valletort Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Valletort Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Valletort Place | Under investigation |
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