Total Crime Rate

101.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 101.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 35.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Devonport Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Stoke , and the 282nd 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 Devonport Road (PL1 5RD) in the last 12 months was 101.8 per 1,000 residents and was 25.9% lower than the Stoke average (137.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devonport Road (PL1 5RD), the main crime hotspot is near Acre Place. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Devonport Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Napier Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Corea Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corea Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acre Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Devonport Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Napier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Portland Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paradise Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corea Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime South Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nelson Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keppel Place —
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Belmont Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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