Total Crime Rate

99.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 99.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 70.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Devonshire Street area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Drake , and the 291st highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Devonshire Street (PL4 8DU) in the last 12 months was 99.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.8% lower than the Drake average (119.2 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 70.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devonshire Street (PL4 8DU), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 199 crimes here, including 94 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Devonshire Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/140)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitefriars Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gasking Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gilwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ebrington Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ebrington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gasking Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gasking Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Gasking Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gasking Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deptford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gasking Street Suspect charged as part of another case
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Street —
Apr 2026Public order Lower Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radnor Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenbank Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seven Trees Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawkers Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkers Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greenbank Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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