Crime Rates at Fairfax Terrace, Plymouth, PL2 1JG

Fairfax Terrace area has the 15th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Devonport , and the 89th highest crime rate of 839 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 Fairfax Terrace (PL2 1JG) in the last 12 months was 230.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.5% higher than the Devonport average (154.2 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 142.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairfax Terrace (PL2 1JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 117 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Victoria Place (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.