Crime Rates at Acre Cottages, Plymouth, PL1 4QS

Acre Cottages area has the 16th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Devonport , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Acre Cottages (PL1 4QS) in the last 12 months was 223.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.6% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 122.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acre Cottages (PL1 4QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Keyes Close, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Victoria Place (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.