Total Crime Rate

135.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.9 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 135.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 84.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.7 9/10
  • Public order 18.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Acre Place area has the 30th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Devonport , and the 198th 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 Acre Place (PL1 4QP) in the last 12 months was 135.3 per 1,000 residents and was 17.8% lower 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 84.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acre Place (PL1 4QP), the main crime hotspot is near Victoria Place. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Acre Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Belmont Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pym Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Napier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Napier Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Victoria Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Victoria Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Victoria Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Victoria Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keppel Place —
Apr 2026Other crime Victoria Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Nelson Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acre Place —
Apr 2026Other crime Victoria Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Devonport Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Benbow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Keppel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Portland Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haddington Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haddington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haddington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pym Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albert Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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