Crime Rates at Kent Road, Plymouth, PL2 1QF

Kent 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 Kent Road (PL2 1QF) 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 Kent Road (PL2 1QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Briardale Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.