Total Crime Rate

407.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

220.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 407.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 220.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 186.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 93.0 10/10
  • Other theft 38.8 10/10
  • Public order 23.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 11.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 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

Vauban Place area has the 6th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Devonport , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vauban Place (PL2 1BN) in the last 12 months was 407.0 per 1,000 residents and was 147.4% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 220.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vauban Place (PL2 1BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northesk Street (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vauban Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Napier Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Belmont Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keppel Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Napier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pasley Street East Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Pasley Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Devonport Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pasley Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B3396 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keppel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Keppel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Packington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Nelson Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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