Crime Rates at Bedford Road, Plymouth, PL9 7DA

Bedford Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Plymstock Dunstone , and the 173rd 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 Bedford Road (PL9 7DA) in the last 12 months was 27.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.5% lower than the Plymstock Dunstone average (36.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Road (PL9 7DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Billacombe Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pleasure Hill Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.