Total Crime Rate

82.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 82.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Congreve Gardens area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 355th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Congreve Gardens (PL5 3HH) in the last 12 months was 82.1 per 1,000 residents and was 15.2% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Congreve Gardens (PL5 3HH), the main crime hotspot is near St Peters Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Congreve Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Poets Corner Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Boscastle Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Congreve Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sonnet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conrad Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conrad Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Conrad Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Duloe Gardens Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shirley Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bunyan Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bunyan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bunyan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheridan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Boscastle Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sonnet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boscastle Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bulwark Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walton Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walton Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chaucer Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peters Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peters Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peters Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ballad Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Macaulay Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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