Crime Rates at Piper Street, Plymouth, PL6 8DS

Piper Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Moor View , and the 327th lowest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Piper Street (PL6 8DS) in the last 12 months was 48.3 per 1,000 residents and was 44.8% lower than the Moor View average (87.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Piper Street (PL6 8DS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.