Total Crime Rate

295.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

181.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 295.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 181.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 152.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.5 9/10
  • Drugs 16.2 9/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Robbery 6.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wombwell Crescent area has the 11th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Devonport , and the 58th 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 Wombwell Crescent (PL2 2DW) in the last 12 months was 295.5 per 1,000 residents and was 79.6% higher 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 181.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wombwell Crescent (PL2 2DW), the main crime hotspot is near Wolseley Road. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wombwell Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Admiralty 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 Wolseley Road Under investigation
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Admiralty Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victory Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saltash Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victory Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Renown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Renown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Renown Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ocean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferndale Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ferndale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ferndale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saltash Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolseley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saltash Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wolseley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wolseley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolseley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolseley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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