Total Crime Rate

58.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 58.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 13.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.8 4/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Stowe Gardens area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Honicknowle , and the 392nd lowest 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 Stowe Gardens (PL5 3PS) in the last 12 months was 58.4 per 1,000 residents and was 44.0% lower than the Honicknowle average (104.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stowe Gardens (PL5 3PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Honicknowle Green, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Guy Miles Way (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Stowe Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Orchard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Romney Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Honicknowle Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farm Lane 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Farm Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Orchard Close 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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