Total Crime Rate

42.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 42.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tennyson Gardens area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 278th lowest crime rate of 839 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 Tennyson Gardens (PL5 3EL) in the last 12 months was 42.4 per 1,000 residents and was 56.2% lower than the Budshead average (96.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tennyson Gardens (PL5 3EL), the main crime hotspot is near Coverdale Place. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tennyson Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chaucer Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dickens Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coverdale Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Poets Corner Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bede Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coverdale Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickens Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dickens Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Masefield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Masefield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Masefield Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyndale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobbett Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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