Total Crime Rate

44.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 44.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.8 1/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sheridan Road area has the 53rd lowest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 291st lowest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sheridan Road (PL5 3EZ) in the last 12 months was 44.2 per 1,000 residents and was 54.4% lower than the Budshead average (96.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheridan Road (PL5 3EZ), the main crime hotspot is near Coverdale Place. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sheridan Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bunyan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Springhill Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ballad Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sonnet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sonnet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sonnet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boxhill Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Boxhill Gardens Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shirley Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springhill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Boscastle Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Boscastle Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boscastle Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coverdale Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coverdale Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Duloe Gardens Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bunyan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Macaulay Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheridan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conrad Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bede Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bunyan Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walton Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walton Crescent —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Poets Corner Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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