Total Crime Rate

169.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 169.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 82.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Other theft 19.0 9/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.3 10/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 1/10
  • Burglary 1.7 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.7 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

Riverside Place area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Devonport , and the 140th 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 Riverside Place (PL1 4PE) in the last 12 months was 169.0 per 1,000 residents and was 2.7% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 82.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverside Place (PL1 4PE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Riverside Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Cornwall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Waterside Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterside Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ordnance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ordnance Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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