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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in PL1: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

PL1 recorded 882 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 15.7 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 40.8% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 16.8% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring170.67 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment882 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 16.8% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

882
trending_up +8.0% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

170.67per 1k
High Risk

Active Postcodes

1,574

Within PL1 district

Plymouth

56,178

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Parking Area Map
total: 38 Violence and sexual offences: 15 Anti-social behaviour: 7
38
Old Town Street Map
total: 36 Violence and sexual offences: 14 Anti-social behaviour: 12
36
Royal Parade Map
total: 25 Violence and sexual offences: 14 Public order: 4
25
Princes Street Map
total: 24 Violence and sexual offences: 10 Anti-social behaviour: 4
24
Parking Area Map
total: 23 Shoplifting: 16 Anti-social behaviour: 3
23
George Place Map
total: 21 Anti-social behaviour: 15 Violence and sexual offences: 4
21
Supermarket Map
total: 19 Shoplifting: 16 Other theft: 2
19
Marlborough Row Map
total: 19 Shoplifting: 14 Other theft: 5
19
Union Street Map
total: 18 Violence and sexual offences: 11 Anti-social behaviour: 4
18
Police Station Map
total: 16 Criminal damage and arson: 5 Drugs: 4
16

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
882 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
360
40.8%
Anti-social Behaviour
144
16.3%
Shoplifting
106
12.0%
Public Order
65
7.4%
Criminal Damage & Arson
62
7.0%
Other Theft
56
6.3%
Vehicle Crime
17
1.9%
Drug Offences
16
1.8%
Burglary
14
1.6%
Other Crime
11
1.2%
Theft from Person
11
1.2%
Weapons Possession
11
1.2%
Robbery
9
1.0%

Crime Analysis: PL1

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in PL1 (40.8%). Anti-social Behaviour (16.3%) and Shoplifting (12.0%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in PL1 has risen sharply — by 16.8%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for PL1 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +8.0%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +16.8%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +1.3%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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