Total Crime Rate

47.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 47.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Railway Cottages area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Devonport , and the 314th lowest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Railway Cottages (PL2 1LE) in the last 12 months was 47.3 per 1,000 residents and was 69.3% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railway Cottages (PL2 1LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clyde Street, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near College Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Railway Cottages area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkside Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ryder Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Levan Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Levan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pasley Street East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Vincent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Craigmore Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Royal Navy Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clyde Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clyde Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkside Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beatrice Avenue
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beatrice Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beatrice Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beatrice Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beatrice Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Vincent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seaton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Royal Navy Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berkshire Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mawes Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mawes Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maristow Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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