Total Crime Rate

197.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 197.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 100.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.3 10/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Galsworthy Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 110th highest crime rate of 835 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 3JW) in the last 12 months was 197.1 per 1,000 residents and was 96.2% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 100.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Galsworthy Close (PL5 3JW), the main crime hotspot is near Yeats Close. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Galsworthy Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carroll Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yeats Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yeats Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shakespeare Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shakespeare Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yeats Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yeats Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yeats Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yeats Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yeats Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yeats Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yeats Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Yeats Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Constable Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Constable Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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