Total Crime Rate

33.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 33.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 16.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Canterbury Drive area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 218th lowest crime rate of 835 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 Canterbury Drive (PL5 4HH) in the last 12 months was 33.0 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 16.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canterbury Drive (PL5 4HH), the main crime hotspot is near Oakham Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Canterbury Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Carbis Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Oakham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Norwich Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwich Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwich Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carbis Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carbis Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Carbis Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Carbis Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Modbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newcastle Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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