Crime Rates at Desborough Road, Plymouth, PL4 9PR

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 9PR) 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 9PR), 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.