Crime Rates at Victoria Avenue, Plymouth, PL1 5NH

Victoria Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 29th highest crime rate of 839 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 Victoria Avenue (PL1 5NH) in the last 12 months was 466.4 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% higher 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 Shoplifting with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 120.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 70.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Avenue (PL1 5NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maker View (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.