Total Crime Rate

230.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.6 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 230.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 99.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.8 10/10
  • Other theft 40.7 10/10
  • Drugs 31.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.1 10/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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

Duke Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Devonport , and the 90th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Duke Street (PL1 4ED) in the last 12 months was 230.8 per 1,000 residents and was 40.3% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 99.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Duke Street (PL1 4ED), 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 Duke Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/103)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre Ope Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curtis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Marlborough Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Marlborough Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Marlborough Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Marlborough Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Marlborough Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Granby Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Granby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granby Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Curtis Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curtis Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marlborough Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre Ope —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garrison Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Suspect charged as part of another case
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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