Total Crime Rate
29.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Saltash Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Devonport , and the 185th lowest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Saltash Road (PL2 1QT) in the last 12 months was 29.6 per 1,000 residents and was 80.8% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Saltash Road (PL2 1QT), the main crime hotspot is near St Leo Place. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Devonport| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tamar Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Herbert Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tamar Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Charlotte Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kemyell Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kemyell Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Charlotte Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Warleigh Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Leo Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Leo Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Warleigh Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Boscawen Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keat Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Leo Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Leo Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Leo Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Leo Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Leo Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keat Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Leo Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tamar Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Leo Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Leo Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Leo Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Herbert Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tamar Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Leo Place | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Keyham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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