Total Crime Rate

32.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 32.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 18.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Burglary 1.2 1/10
  • Drugs 1.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Saltash Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Devonport , and the 211th lowest crime rate of 835 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 32.0 per 1,000 residents and was 80.6% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saltash Road (PL2 1QT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Leo Place, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boscawen Place (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Saltash Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kemyell Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Leo Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warleigh Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warleigh Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warren Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warren Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warren Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boscawen Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Boscawen Place Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft St Leo Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Leo Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Leo Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Warleigh Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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