Total Crime Rate

798.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

409.0 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 798.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 409.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 355.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 120.5 10/10
  • Other theft 72.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 64.4 10/10
  • Burglary 36.4 10/10
  • Drugs 33.6 10/10
  • Public order 28.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 25.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.8 10/10
  • Other crime 14.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 11.2 5/10
  • Robbery 8.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
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

Fore Street area has the highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Devonport , and the 7th 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 Fore Street (PL1 4DW) in the last 12 months was 798.3 per 1,000 residents and was 385.3% higher than the Devonport average (164.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 127 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 146 (≈ 409.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fore Street (PL1 4DW), the main crime hotspot is near Princes Street. Police recorded 192 crimes here, including 101 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fore Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/109)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Granby Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime York Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrack Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrack Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Washbourne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Washbourne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Washbourne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Washbourne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Washbourne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Centenary Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granby Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Granby Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Granby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granby Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Duncan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marlborough Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marlborough Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marlborough Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marlborough Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marlborough Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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