Total Crime Rate

473.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

264.8 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 473.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 264.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 188.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 94.1 10/10
  • Public order 62.7 10/10
  • Other theft 38.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.9 9/10
  • Burglary 13.9 9/10
  • Drugs 13.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • 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

Rectory Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 29th 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 Rectory Road (PL1 5QA) in the last 12 months was 473.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 264.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rectory Road (PL1 5QA), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rectory Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kings Court —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime South Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kings Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Stonehouse Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stonehouse Bridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paradise Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Devonport Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Third Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corea Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corea Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Corea Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halfpenny Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King'S Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Halfpenny Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halfpenny Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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