Crime Rates at Yeats Close, Plymouth, PL5 3SD

Yeats Close area has the highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 11th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Yeats Close (PL5 3SD) in the last 12 months was 675.8 per 1,000 residents and was 572.6% higher than the Budshead average (100.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 12.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 148.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yeats Close (PL5 3SD), 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.