Total Crime Rate

149.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 149.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.2 10/10
  • Public order 20.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Masefield Gardens area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 174th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Masefield Gardens (PL5 3HU) in the last 12 months was 149.7 per 1,000 residents and was 54.5% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 115.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Masefield Gardens (PL5 3HU), 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 Masefield Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burrington Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyndale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dickens Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dickens Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burrington Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickens Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bede Gardens —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Poets Corner Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobbett Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coverdale Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Masefield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Masefield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Masefield Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coverdale Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Burrington Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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