Total Crime Rate
44.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sheridan Road area has the 53rd lowest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 291st 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 Sheridan Road (PL5 3EZ) in the last 12 months was 44.2 per 1,000 residents and was 54.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sheridan Road (PL5 3EZ), 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.
View Crime In Budshead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bunyan Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Springhill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ballad Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sonnet Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sonnet Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Sonnet Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boxhill Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Boxhill Gardens | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shirley Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Springhill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Boscastle Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Boscastle Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boscastle Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coverdale Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coverdale Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Duloe Gardens | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bunyan Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Macaulay Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheridan Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conrad Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bede Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bunyan Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Walton Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Walton Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Poets Corner | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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