Total Crime Rate

224.7 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 224.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.7 10/10
  • Drugs 19.7 10/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.4 9/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Hereford Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 95th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hereford Road (PL5 4HG) in the last 12 months was 224.7 per 1,000 residents and was 132.0% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 132.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hereford Road (PL5 4HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Northampton Close, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hereford Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hereford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brentford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brentford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newcastle Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Milford Lane Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hereford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hereford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Oakham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brentford Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Westbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Westbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brentford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Northampton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Northampton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northampton Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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