Total Crime Rate

184.1 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 184.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.7 9/10
  • Drugs 28.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 17.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Desborough Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 62 local areas in Drake , and the 127th highest 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 Desborough Road (PL4 9PP) in the last 12 months was 184.1 per 1,000 residents and was 43.5% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 81.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Desborough Road (PL4 9PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 103 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gdynia Way (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Desborough Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Desborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Harvey Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Junction Gardens
Sep 2025Public order Cromwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Watts' Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maybank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Goad Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wentworth Place
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wentworth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gdynia Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gdynia Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gdynia Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft South View Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mainstone Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft South View Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order South View Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South View Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Harvey Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Harvey Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harvey Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harvey Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harvey Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harvey Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carmarthen Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carmarthen Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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