Total Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 45.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.7 3/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Bakers Place area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Devonport , and the 299th lowest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bakers Place (PL1 4LX) in the last 12 months was 45.3 per 1,000 residents and was 70.6% lower than the Devonport average (154.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bakers Place (PL1 4LX), the main crime hotspot is near Charles Darwin Road. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bakers Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Charles Darwin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonehouse Bridge Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bakers Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bakers Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Darwin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Darwin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bakers Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stonehall Flats —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stonehall Flats —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonehall Flats Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Charles Darwin Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Charles Darwin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Charles Darwin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maritime Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brickfields Close —

Data Sources

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