Total Crime Rate

141.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 141.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.4 7/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Crosshill Villas area has the 28th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Devonport , and the 191st highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crosshill Villas (PL2 1RT) in the last 12 months was 141.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 68.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crosshill Villas (PL2 1RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 117 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Victoria Place (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Crosshill Villas area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albert Road —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Charlotte Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Balfour Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Balfour Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balfour Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fremantle Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charlotte Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keat Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Garden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cross Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cross Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kemyell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kemyell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cross Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keat Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Leo Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albert Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Suspect charged as part of another case
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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