Crime Rates at Shakespeare Road, Plymouth, PL5 3JS

Shakespeare Road area has the 61st highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 390th highest crime rate of 835 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 Shakespeare Road (PL5 3JS) in the last 12 months was 71.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% lower than the Budshead average (100.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 54.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shakespeare Road (PL5 3JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tyndale Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.