Total Crime Rate

112.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 112.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 82.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Maidstone Place area has the 37th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 253rd highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Maidstone Place (PL5 2SG) in the last 12 months was 112.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 82.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maidstone Place (PL5 2SG), the main crime hotspot is near North Weald Gardens. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Maidstone Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Weald Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croydon Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exeter Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Exeter Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Exeter Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Exeter Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Exeter Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Chivenor Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Debden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Debden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Debden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maidstone Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maidstone Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maidstone Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maidstone Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Weald Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duxford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acklington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornchurch Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornchurch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acklington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons North Weald Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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