Total Crime Rate
55.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ford Hill area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Devonport , and the 364th lowest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ford Hill (PL2 1HL) in the last 12 months was 55.1 per 1,000 residents and was 64.3% lower than the Devonport average (154.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (β 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ford Hill (PL2 1HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northesk Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Devonport| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sturdee Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balmoral Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northesk Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bromley Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Auckland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Auckland Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Melville Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Melville Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Adelaide Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Melville Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sturdee Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Northesk Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sturdee Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beresford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beresford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beresford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beresford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Northesk Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bromley Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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