Total Crime Rate
88.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hornchurch Road area has the 51st highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 331st highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hornchurch Road (PL5 2TG) in the last 12 months was 88.6 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hornchurch Road (PL5 2TG), 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.
View Crime In Plymouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hornchurch Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Martlesham Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | North Weald Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fowlmere Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maidstone Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maidstone Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Duxford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Croydon Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Martlesham Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Martlesham Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Martlesham Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Malling Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | North Weald Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Malling Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ernesettle Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maidstone Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Redhill Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maidstone Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hornchurch Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Acklington Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Acklington Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | North Weald Gardens | — |
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