Total Crime Rate

139.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 139.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.7 9/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Other crime 11.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Holmans Buildings area has the 30th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Devonport , and the 195th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holmans Buildings (PL1 4NX) in the last 12 months was 139.1 per 1,000 residents and was 9.8% lower 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 69.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holmans Buildings (PL1 4NX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Holmans Buildings area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Morice Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cornwall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Albany Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gun Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamoaze Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamoaze Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamoaze Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Riverside Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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