Total Crime Rate

50.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 50.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 25.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Quarry Cottages area has the 55th lowest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 340th lowest crime rate of 835 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 Quarry Cottages (PL5 3PF) in the last 12 months was 50.6 per 1,000 residents and was 49.6% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Quarry Cottages (PL5 3PF), the main crime hotspot is near Thackeray Gardens. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Quarry Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Orchard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farm Lane —
Apr 2026Other crime Romney Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Orchard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Masefield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honicknowle Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thackeray Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boswell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boswell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Farm Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Farm Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farm Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Orchard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Orchard Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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