Total Crime Rate
14.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Peters Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 67th 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 St Peters Road (PL5 3JH) in the last 12 months was 14.7 per 1,000 residents and was 84.8% lower than the Budshead average (96.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (β 5.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Peters Road (PL5 3JH), the main crime hotspot is near Yeats Close. Police recorded 115 crimes here, including 20 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 | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Yeats Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bunyan Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Sonnet Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sonnet Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sonnet Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Macaulay Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bulwark Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ballad Gardens | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Bunyan Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Yeats Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Yeats Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Yeats Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yeats Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chaucer Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Yeats Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Yeats Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Yeats Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Walton Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Walton Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Congreve Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Yeats Close | β |
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