Total Crime Rate

25.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 25.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Milford Lane area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 153rd lowest crime rate of 839 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 Milford Lane (PL5 4LU) in the last 12 months was 25.1 per 1,000 residents and was 74.1% lower than the Budshead average (96.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2022. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2022.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milford Lane (PL5 4LU), 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 Milford Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northampton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Northampton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Northampton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hereford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hereford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Milford Lane Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Burglary Oakham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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