Total Crime Rate

147.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 147.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 43.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.5 8/10
  • Burglary 13.4 9/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Bedford Terrace area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Drake , and the 177th highest crime rate of 839 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 Bedford Terrace (PL4 8EY) in the last 12 months was 147.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% higher than the Drake average (128.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Terrace (PL4 8EY), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 217 crimes here, including 75 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bedford Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Napier Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Napier Terrace
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headland Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headland Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Blenheim Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headland Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Seymour Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Endsleigh Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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