Total Crime Rate
60.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Henderson Place area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Devonport , and the 404th 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 Henderson Place (PL2 2AA) in the last 12 months was 60.9 per 1,000 residents and was 63.0% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Henderson Place (PL2 2AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Biddick Drive (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Devonport| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melville Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Auckland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Adelaide Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lark Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morwell Gardens | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Briardale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Briardale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Briardale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greatlands Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greatlands Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Allenby Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Allenby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Allenby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Allenby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Briardale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Briardale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kempe Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kempe Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Austin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Austin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.