Total Crime Rate

143.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 143.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 77.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Fleet Street area has the 27th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Devonport , and the 187th 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 Fleet Street (PL2 2BT) in the last 12 months was 143.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.8% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 77.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fleet Street (PL2 2BT), 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 Fleet Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Admiralty Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victory Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Down Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Beatrice Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beatrice Avenue Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beatrice Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Johnston Terrace Ope Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Johnston Terrace Ope Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Royal Navy Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warleigh Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowle Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowle Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warleigh Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Warleigh Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ocean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victory Street
Apr 2026Other theft Renown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saltash Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Admiralty Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Admiralty Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Renown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saltash Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Saltash Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saltash Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saltash Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Renown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Navy Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Navy Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Navy Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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