Total Crime Rate

39.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 39.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 31.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.2 6/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Poets Corner area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 265th 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 Poets Corner (PL5 3FE) in the last 12 months was 39.8 per 1,000 residents and was 60.4% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -8.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poets Corner (PL5 3FE), 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 Poets Corner area

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

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