Total Crime Rate

132.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 132.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.4 8/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 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

Riverside Place area has the 31st highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Devonport , and the 211th highest crime rate of 839 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 132.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.9% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 53.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverside Place (PL1 4PE), 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 Riverside Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cornwall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterside Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Morice Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Albany Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pottery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamoaze Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamoaze Place Under investigation
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
Sep 2025Drugs Gun Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterside Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

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