Total Crime Rate

252.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 252.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 86.6 10/10
  • Public order 18.1 9/10
  • Drugs 14.4 9/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Porteous Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Devonport , and the 73rd 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 Porteous Close (PL1 4BX) in the last 12 months was 252.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.9% higher than the Devonport average (154.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 140.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 111.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Porteous Close (PL1 4BX), the main crime hotspot is near Princes Street. Police recorded 159 crimes here, including 92 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Porteous Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Washbourne Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft York Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Suspect charged as part of another case
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Nazaire Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Molyneaux Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vaagso Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Nazaire Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albert Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Drugs Keyes Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Raglan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raglan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raglan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keyes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Barrack Street Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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