Total Crime Rate

275.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

174.4 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 275.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 174.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 151.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.1 10/10
  • Public order 23.3 10/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Moor View area has the 13th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Devonport , and the 66th highest crime rate of 835 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 Moor View (PL2 1LF) in the last 12 months was 275.2 per 1,000 residents and was 67.3% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 174.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moor View (PL2 1LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parkside, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near College Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Moor View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cotehele Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotehele Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beatrice Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Beatrice Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Navy Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Navy Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ronald Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Levan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Alexandra Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beatrice Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lorrimore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lorrimore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parkside 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 Sussex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Royal Navy Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Navy Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maristow Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maristow Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Vincent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cotehele Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maristow Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Vincent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Down Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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