Crime Rates at Melville Terrace Lane, Ford, Plymouth, PL2 3DB

Melville Terrace Lane 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 Melville Terrace Lane (PL2 3DB) 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 Melville Terrace Lane (PL2 3DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northesk Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.