Total Crime Rate

106.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 106.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.8 7/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fleet Street area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Devonport , and the 275th highest crime rate of 839 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 2BU) in the last 12 months was 106.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.9% lower than the Devonport average (154.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 225.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fleet Street (PL2 2BU), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Fleet Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Royal Navy Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fleet Street
Sep 2025Robbery Saltash Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Saltash Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wombwell Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tamar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tamar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tamar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Down Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fleet Street Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fleet Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fleet Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fleet Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knowle Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tamar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Johnston Terrace Ope Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Johnston Terrace Ope Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Keyham Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ocean Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ocean Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Royal Navy Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Royal Navy Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Renown Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saltash Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saltash Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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