Total Crime Rate

81.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 81.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 49.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Ocean Street area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Devonport , and the 352nd highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ocean Street (PL2 2DJ) in the last 12 months was 81.9 per 1,000 residents and was 50.2% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 49.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ).

In the area around Ocean Street (PL2 2DJ), 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 Ocean Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saltash Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Renown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victory Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victory Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ocean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Admiralty Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Renown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Renown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saltash Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Admiralty Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyatt Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saltash Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyatt Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wyatt Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Admiralty Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ferndale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ferndale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowle Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferndale Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Navy Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowle Avenue Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Ainslie Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saltash Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Saltash Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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