Crime Rates at Derby Road, Plymouth, PL5 4BL

Derby Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 112th 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 Derby Road (PL5 4BL) in the last 12 months was 197.4 per 1,000 residents and was 103.8% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 94.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.0% 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 (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.