Total Crime Rate

144.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.1 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 144.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 99.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Robbery 9.0 9/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 28th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 184th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chaucer Way (PL5 3EQ) in the last 12 months was 144.1 per 1,000 residents and was 43.5% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 99.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chaucer Way (PL5 3EQ), 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 (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coverdale Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boscastle Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bede Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shakespeare Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boswell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boswell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thackeray Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Masefield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shakespeare Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Public order Bede Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Boscastle Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Tyndale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boscastle Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyndale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tyndale Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Boscastle Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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