Total Crime Rate
29.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Admiralty Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Devonport , and the 185th lowest crime rate of 839 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 Admiralty Street (PL2 2BS) in the last 12 months was 29.6 per 1,000 residents and was 80.8% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Admiralty Street (PL2 2BS), the main crime hotspot is near Saltash Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Devonport| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Royal Navy Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Saltash Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wombwell Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Down Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beatrice Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beatrice Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Beatrice Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Beatrice Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Royal Navy Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Renown Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Keyham | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Saltash Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fleet Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Warleigh Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Saltash Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Saltash Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Warleigh Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tamar Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tamar Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tamar Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tamar Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Royal Navy Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fleet Street | Further action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beatrice Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Johnston Terrace Ope | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Knowle Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ocean Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fleet Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ocean Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fleet Street | Under investigation |
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