Total Crime Rate

53.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 53.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 19.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Victory Street area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Devonport , and the 358th lowest crime rate of 835 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 Victory Street (PL2 2BY) in the last 12 months was 53.1 per 1,000 residents and was 67.7% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victory Street (PL2 2BY), 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 Victory Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ainslie Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victory Street 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 2026Other crime Saltash Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Down Crescent 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 2026Other theft Ocean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Renown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saltash Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Renown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Renown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victory Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Admiralty Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Johnston Terrace Ope Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Johnston Terrace Ope Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Admiralty Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saltash Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Admiralty Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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