Total Crime Rate

90.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 90.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 60.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 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

James Street area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Devonport , and the 326th 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 James Street (PL1 4LH) in the last 12 months was 90.1 per 1,000 residents and was 45.2% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 60.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around James Street (PL1 4LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Curtis Street, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Duncan Street (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in James Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Duncan Street Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Curtis Street —
Apr 2026Drugs James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duncan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Duncan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garrison Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curtis Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curtis Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Duncan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Duncan Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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