Total Crime Rate
21.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Monument Street area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Devonport , and the 126th 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 Monument Street (PL1 4EG) in the last 12 months was 21.5 per 1,000 residents and was 86.9% lower than the Devonport average (164.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 10.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Monument Street (PL1 4EG), 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.
View Crime In Plymouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Darwin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beagle Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Granby Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Granby Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Granby Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Granby Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Granby Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Granby Street | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cumberland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre Ope | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre Ope | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre Ope | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Princes Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrack Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrack Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | York Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clowance Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ker Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cumberland Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cumberland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cumberland Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Curtis Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Curtis Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Darwin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Princes Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembroke Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Princes Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garrison Close | Under investigation |
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