Total Crime Rate

199.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.8 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 199.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 100.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.8 9/10
  • Other theft 17.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Garden Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Devonport , and the 109th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Garden Street (PL2 1DD) in the last 12 months was 199.0 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 100.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garden Street (PL2 1DD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 142 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Garden Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/51)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Victoria Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Leo Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boscawen Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfour Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Leo Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Pym Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pym Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Leo Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Leo Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cross Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dockyard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warren Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haddington Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haddington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Boscawen Place Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warren Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Clarence Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Victoria Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ross Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Vincent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Vincent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camperdown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pasley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Herbert Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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