Total Crime Rate

60.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 60.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bridwell Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Devonport , and the 388th lowest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bridwell Road (PL5 1AE) in the last 12 months was 60.0 per 1,000 residents and was 61.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 52.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridwell Road (PL5 1AE), the main crime hotspot is near Wolseley Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bridwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Northumberland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northumberland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ferndale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wolseley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wolseley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wolseley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wolseley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wolseley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northumberland Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weston Mill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eliot Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northumberland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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