Total Crime Rate

319.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 319.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 135.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 65.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.2 9/10
  • Drugs 22.6 10/10
  • Other theft 20.1 10/10
  • Public order 15.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

This area has the 9th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Devonport , and the 50th 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 This (PL1 4HT) in the last 12 months was 319.1 per 1,000 residents and was 106.9% 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 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 155.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode PL1 4HT, 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 PL1 4HT area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clowance Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre Ope Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Damerel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Damerel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Damerel Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Madden Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clowance Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Curtis Street —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Curtis Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Curtis Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Curtis Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mills Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs George Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre Ope Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Charles Darwin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clowance Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clowance Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clowance Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Michael Foot Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Barrack Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garrison Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garrison Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Ker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bennett Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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