Total Crime Rate
52.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Victoria Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Honicknowle , and the 354th lowest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Road (PL5 1QS) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 49.5% lower than the Honicknowle average (104.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Victoria Road (PL5 1QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Evelyn Street, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lynher Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Plymouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kathleaven Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peter'S Park Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chard Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chard Road | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shelley Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Westcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Westcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Westcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunny Dene | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bickham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Verna Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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