Crime Rates at Nepean Street, Plymouth, PL2 1QJ

Nepean Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Devonport , and the 46th 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 Nepean Street (PL2 1QJ) in the last 12 months was 338.0 per 1,000 residents and was 119.2% higher than the Devonport average (154.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 108.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nepean Street (PL2 1QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Briardale Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.