Total Crime Rate
526.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
171.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Barnabas Terrace 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 St Barnabas Terrace (PL1 5NN) 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 St Barnabas Terrace (PL1 5NN), 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.
View Crime In Plymouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Wyndham Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wyndham Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wolsdon Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wolsdon Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wolsdon Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | De La Hay Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wilton Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melbourne Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melbourne Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melbourne Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Amherst Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Melbourne Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hotham Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hotham Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wyndham Mews | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wyndham Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wyndham Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Amherst Road Lane East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melbourne Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cathedral Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Maker View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wantage Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stuart Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stuart Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maker View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maker View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maker View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Maker View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.