Total Crime Rate

313.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

115.0 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 313.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 115.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 87.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.3 10/10
  • Other theft 27.9 10/10
  • Drugs 17.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Cambridge Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Devonport , and the 50th 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 Cambridge Road (PL2 1PU) in the last 12 months was 313.6 per 1,000 residents and was 90.6% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 115.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Road (PL2 1PU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cambridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melville Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lorrimore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kempe Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adelaide Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pasley Street East Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Pasley Street East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Pasley Street East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Levan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lorrimore Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ganges Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Alexandra Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Auckland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kempe Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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