Crime Rates at Whitleigh Avenue, Plymouth, PL5 3AR

Whitleigh Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 51st highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitleigh Avenue (PL5 3AR) in the last 12 months was 313.3 per 1,000 residents and was 211.9% higher than the Budshead average (100.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 46.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitleigh Avenue (PL5 3AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 85 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.