Total Crime Rate

154.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 154.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 77.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.0 9/10
  • Other theft 25.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Other crime 12.9 10/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Derby Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 160th highest crime rate of 835 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 Derby Road (PL5 4BL) in the last 12 months was 154.5 per 1,000 residents and was 53.8% higher than the Budshead average (100.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 77.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Derby Road (PL5 4BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ipswich Close (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Derby Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chelmsford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rothesay Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rothesay Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Budshead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bodmin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Carlisle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Trowbridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitleigh Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Huntingdon Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Ipswich Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ipswich Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Derby Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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