Crime Rates at Cotehele Avenue, Keyham, Plymouth, PL2 1LT

Cotehele Avenue area has the 29th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Devonport , and the 192nd 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 Cotehele Avenue (PL2 1LT) in the last 12 months was 140.7 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 118.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 114.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotehele Avenue (PL2 1LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ryder Road, where police recorded 28 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.