Total Crime Rate

513.7 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 513.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 170.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 145.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 82.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.5 10/10
  • Other theft 24.3 10/10
  • Other crime 18.2 10/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Devonport Hill area has the 4th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Devonport , and the 24th 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 Devonport Hill (PL1 4LY) in the last 12 months was 513.7 per 1,000 residents and was 233.1% higher than the Devonport average (154.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 164.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devonport Hill (PL1 4LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Corea Terrace, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Halfpenny Court (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Devonport Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonehouse Bridge Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Halfpenny Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Corea Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brickfields Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corea Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bakers Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bakers Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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