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.
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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 4HW) 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 4HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charles Darwin Road, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clowance Street (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in George Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrack Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Darwin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre Ope
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre Ope
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Darwin Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Darwin Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charles Darwin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Charles Darwin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Darwin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Darwin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Charles Darwin Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Darwin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Darwin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Darwin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Darwin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre Ope Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clowance Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrack Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garrison Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beagle Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime York Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumberland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curtis Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curtis Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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