Total Crime Rate
207.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Galsworthy Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Galsworthy Close (PL5 3JN) in the last 12 months was 207.9 per 1,000 residents and was 114.6% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (β 121.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Galsworthy Close (PL5 3JN), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Sonnet Close | Under investigation |
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Shirley Gardens | β |
| 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 | Bunyan Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Yeats Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yeats Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sonnet Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Yeats Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sonnet Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Avenue | Under investigation |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Ballad Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bunyan Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Macaulay Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Yeats Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Yeats Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Walton Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bede Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Poets Corner | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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