Total Crime Rate
132.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bede Gardens area has the 26th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 213th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bede Gardens (PL5 3HX) in the last 12 months was 132.1 per 1,000 residents and was 36.4% higher than the Budshead average (96.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (β 69.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bede Gardens (PL5 3HX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coverdale Place (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Budshead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Walton Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tyndale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cobbett Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Walton Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Poets Corner | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bede Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dickens Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dickens Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dickens Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coverdale Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coverdale Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shirley Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Sonnet Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ballad Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chaucer Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sonnet Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sonnet Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Masefield Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Masefield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Masefield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bunyan Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bunyan Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bunyan Close | Awaiting court outcome |
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