Crime Rates at Rowland Matthews Court, Plymouth, PL2 1SQ

Rowland Matthews Court area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Devonport , and the 338th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rowland Matthews Court (PL2 1SQ) in the last 12 months was 87.8 per 1,000 residents and was 43.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rowland Matthews Court (PL2 1SQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Leo Place, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ross Street (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.