Total Crime Rate

204.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

116.9 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 204.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 116.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.7 9/10
  • Other theft 16.2 9/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 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

Freemantle Gardens area has the 19th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Devonport , and the 104th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Freemantle Gardens (PL2 1JW) in the last 12 months was 204.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 116.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Freemantle Gardens (PL2 1JW), the main crime hotspot is near Victoria Place. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Freemantle Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/51)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pasley Street East Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Beatrice Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beatrice Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dockyard Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cross Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maristow Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maristow Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maristow Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Benbow Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Pasley Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keppel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lorrimore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Keppel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotehele Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Vincent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Vincent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cotehele Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cotehele Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ryder Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ryder Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ryder Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ryder Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ronald Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camperdown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lorrimore Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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