Total Crime Rate

312.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

230.8 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 312.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 230.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 205.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.8 10/10
  • Other theft 20.5 10/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Saltash Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Devonport , and the 52nd 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 Saltash Road (PL2 2BE) in the last 12 months was 312.8 per 1,000 residents and was 90.2% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 230.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saltash Road (PL2 2BE), the main crime hotspot is near Saltash Road. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Saltash Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Johnston Terrace Ope Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Admiralty Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Renown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Renown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victory Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victory Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Saltash Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saltash Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saltash Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saltash Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saltash Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Admiralty Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Admiralty Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Renown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Warleigh Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Johnston Terrace Ope Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warleigh Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warleigh Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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