Total Crime Rate
123.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025De La Hay Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in St Peter and the Waterfront , and the 233rd 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 De La Hay Avenue (PL3 4HT) in the last 12 months was 123.6 per 1,000 residents and was 66.5% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 56.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around De La Hay Avenue (PL3 4HT), 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.
View Crime In St Peter and the Waterfront| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alma Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Upper Knollys Terrace Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Knollys Terrace Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Knollys Terrace Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Upper Knollys Terrace Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Upper Knollys Terrace Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cuffe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | De La Hay Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haystone Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | St Barnabas Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alma Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Alma Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Alma Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alma Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alma Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arundel Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wyndham Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyndham Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whittington Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Whittington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Whittington Street | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyndham Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ashley Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cuffe Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Haystone Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maker View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hotham Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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