Total Crime Rate

162.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.6 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 162.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 93.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.7 10/10
  • Other theft 24.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barrack Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Devonport , and the 150th 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 Barrack Street (PL1 4GJ) in the last 12 months was 162.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.2% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 93.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barrack Street (PL1 4GJ), 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 Barrack Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/95)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Darwin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Granby Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Granby Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beagle Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Granby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre Ope Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Curtis Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keyes Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keyes Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrack Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrack Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Darwin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Duncan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Duncan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Duncan Street Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curtis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Duncan Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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