Total Crime Rate

389.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

178.4 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 389.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 178.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 158.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 125.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.6 9/10
  • Public order 17.6 9/10
  • Other theft 15.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

George Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Devonport , and the 35th highest crime rate of 835 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 George Street (PL1 4HN) in the last 12 months was 389.5 per 1,000 residents and was 136.7% 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 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 178.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around George Street (PL1 4HN), 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 Devonport

Crime Over Time in George Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/88)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clowance Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Princes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Princes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Suspect charged as part of another case
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Princes Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beagle Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Princes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Duncan Street Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 88

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑