Total Crime Rate

129.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 129.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 79.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Pottery Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Devonport , and the 207th highest crime rate of 835 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 Pottery Road (PL1 4FL) in the last 12 months was 129.1 per 1,000 residents and was 21.5% lower 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -4.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 79.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pottery Road (PL1 4FL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marlborough Row, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clarence Place (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pottery Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Washbourne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marlborough Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Aubyn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Washbourne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granby Place
Apr 2026Public order Granby Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granby Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marlborough Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marlborough Row Suspect charged as part of another case
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marlborough Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marlborough Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marlborough Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clarence Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Centenary Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marlborough Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Marlborough Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Place 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 2026Other crime Clarence Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Waterside Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterside Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Marlborough Row Under investigation

Data Sources

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