Total Crime Rate

132.1 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 132.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.0 9/10
  • Robbery 9.0 9/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Boswell Close 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 Boswell Close (PL5 3LJ) 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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 Boswell Close (PL5 3LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dickiemoor Lane, where police recorded 32 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.

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Crime Over Time in Boswell Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Poets Corner Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickens Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bunyan Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyndale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ballad Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bunyan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bunyan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shirley Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cobbett Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bede Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coverdale Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dickens Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dickens Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coverdale Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byron Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dickiemoor Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dickiemoor Lane β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Dickiemoor Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Masefield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Masefield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Masefield Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickiemoor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickiemoor Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chaucer Way β€”

Data Sources

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