Total Crime Rate

88.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 88.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alexandra 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.

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Crime Over Time in Alexandra Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Melville Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime North Down Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Austin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crantock Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crantock Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sturdee Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ford Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ford Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melville Terrace —
Sep 2025Other crime Melville Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clyde Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seaton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allenby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fisher Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Beresford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beresford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beresford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beresford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greatlands Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Sturdee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft North Down Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sturdee Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clyde Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Auckland Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Auckland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henderson Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adelaide Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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