Total Crime Rate

45.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

8.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 45.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 8.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Crownhill Road area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 302nd 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 Crownhill Road (PL5 3BL) in the last 12 months was 45.6 per 1,000 residents and was 54.6% lower than the Budshead average (100.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crownhill Road (PL5 3BL), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crownhill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warspite Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dayton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jellicoe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Whitleigh Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warspite Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brake Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selkirk Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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