Total Crime Rate
88.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Alexandra Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Devonport , and the 337th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Alexandra Road (PL2 3BU) in the last 12 months was 88.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.5% lower than the Devonport average (154.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Alexandra Road (PL2 3BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clyde Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Devonport| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Melville Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | North Down Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Austin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crantock Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crantock Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sturdee Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ford Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ford Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Melville Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Melville Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clyde Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seaton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Allenby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fisher Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beresford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beresford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beresford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beresford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Greatlands Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sturdee Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | North Down Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sturdee Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clyde Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Balmoral Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Auckland Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Auckland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Henderson Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Adelaide Street | Under investigation |
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