Crime Rates at North Down Crescent, Plymouth, PL2 2AR

North Down Crescent area has the 36th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Devonport , and the 234th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Down Crescent (PL2 2AR) in the last 12 months was 118.0 per 1,000 residents and was 28.3% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 76.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Down Crescent (PL2 2AR), the main crime hotspot is near Parkside. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.