Total Crime Rate

364.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

203.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 364.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 203.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 190.7 10/10
  • Other theft 38.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.7 10/10
  • Drugs 29.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Burglary 21.2 10/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

St Leo Place area has the 8th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Devonport , and the 39th 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 St Leo Place (PL2 1SG) in the last 12 months was 364.4 per 1,000 residents and was 121.5% 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 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 203.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Leo Place (PL2 1SG), the main crime hotspot is near Ross Street. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Leo Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clarence Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dockyard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Clarence Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kemyell Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cross Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Leo Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Leo Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Leo Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Leo Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Balfour Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Herbert Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boscawen Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Boscawen Place Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ross Street —
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Data Sources

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