Total Crime Rate

492.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 492.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 284.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 89.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.8 10/10
  • Drugs 21.6 10/10
  • Other theft 21.6 10/10
  • Public order 18.0 9/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Shrewsbury Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 26th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shrewsbury Road (PL5 4EU) in the last 12 months was 492.8 per 1,000 residents and was 408.8% 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 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 86 (≈ 309.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shrewsbury Road (PL5 4EU), the main crime hotspot is near Monmouth Gardens. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shrewsbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewes Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monmouth Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Chad Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Westbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taunton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Monmouth Gardens Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monmouth Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monmouth Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monmouth Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brentford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Monmouth Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Monmouth Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carbis Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carbis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carbis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Westbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Chad Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewes Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brentford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Shrewsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brentford Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Chad Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hereford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hereford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newcastle Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shrewsbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brentford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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