Total Crime Rate
93.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Whin Bank Road area has the 46th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 316th highest crime rate of 839 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 Whin Bank Road (PL5 3BB) in the last 12 months was 93.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -38.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whin Bank Road (PL5 3BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kipling Gardens, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dingwall Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Budshead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dingwall Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dingwall Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirkwall Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jellicoe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jellicoe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Selkirk Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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