Total Crime Rate

245.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 245.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 131.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.6 8/10
  • Public order 24.6 10/10
  • Drugs 12.3 9/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Deveron Close area has the highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Plympton Chaddlewood , and the 75th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Deveron Close (PL7 2YF) in the last 12 months was 245.9 per 1,000 residents and was 424.3% higher than the Plympton Chaddlewood average (46.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 155.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 660.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 88.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Deveron Close (PL7 2YF), the main crime hotspot is near Hillcrest Close. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Deveron Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Hillcrest Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hillcrest Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hillcrest Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hillcrest Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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