Devonport ward · Plymouth. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 31% here, compared with 18% across Plymouth (12.4 percentage points higher).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Homes rented privately: 30% here, compared with 23% across Plymouth (7.3 percentage points higher).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 27.6% here, compared with 20.6% across Plymouth (7 percentage points higher).
These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Devonport ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
2,546 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 2,150 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Devonport ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 220 mapped crimes in September 2024; 255 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Devonport
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
220
49
October 2024
192
37
November 2024
150
39
December 2024
139
36
January 2025
151
27
February 2025
137
29
March 2025
187
30
April 2025
178
26
May 2025
173
50
June 2025
187
26
July 2025
222
38
August 2025
214
57
September 2025
195
36
October 2025
187
33
November 2025
162
23
December 2025
197
23
January 2026
190
22
February 2026
191
17
March 2026
205
31
April 2026
215
26
May 2026
253
38
June 2026
258
43
July 2026
238
40
August 2026
255
51
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Devonport
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
1,163
shoplifting
423
criminal damage arson
226
other theft
207
public order
148
drugs
83
vehicle crime
65
burglary
64
possession of weapons
56
other crime
38
theft from the person
33
robbery
28
bicycle theft
12
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
