Total Crime Rate

210.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 210.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 142.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.2 8/10
  • Public order 23.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • 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
  • 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

Chaucer Way area has the 11th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 96th 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 Chaucer Way (PL5 3EF) in the last 12 months was 210.9 per 1,000 residents and was 109.9% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 142.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chaucer Way (PL5 3EF), the main crime hotspot is near Tyndale Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chaucer Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tyndale Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farm Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thackeray Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farm Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Masefield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boswell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boswell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Farm Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coverdale Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Tyndale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyndale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Romney Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Farm Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bede Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bede Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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