Total Crime Rate

397.4 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 397.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 168.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 121.1 10/10
  • Public order 26.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.7 10/10
  • Other crime 18.4 10/10
  • Drugs 13.2 9/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beagle Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Devonport , and the 35th highest crime rate of 839 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 Beagle Road (PL1 4GS) in the last 12 months was 397.4 per 1,000 residents and was 157.7% higher than the Devonport average (154.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (β‰ˆ 194.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beagle Road (PL1 4GS), the main crime hotspot is near Clowance Street. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beagle Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clowance Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clowance Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mills Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maritime Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brickfields Close β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Damerel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clowance Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clowance Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clowance Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre Ope Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre Ope Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Damerel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Madden Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Charles Darwin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Darwin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Damerel Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raglan Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Raglan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raglan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raglan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Madden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Darwin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Ker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Charles Darwin Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Lane Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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