Total Crime Rate

204.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.0 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 204.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 104.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.5 10/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Other crime 12.2 10/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Wolseley Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Devonport , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wolseley Road (PL2 2EB) in the last 12 months was 204.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 104.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wolseley Road (PL2 2EB), 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 Wolseley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ainslie Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolseley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolseley 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 2026Public order Maunsell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ocean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferndale Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ferndale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ferndale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wyatt Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Westcountry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcountry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyatt Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyatt Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolseley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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