Total Crime Rate

57.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 57.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Dumfries Avenue area has the 70th lowest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 387th 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 Dumfries Avenue (PL5 3SU) in the last 12 months was 57.7 per 1,000 residents and was 42.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dumfries Avenue (PL5 3SU), the main crime hotspot is near Warwick Avenue. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dumfries Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rothesay Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dorchester Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dumfries Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dumfries Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dumfries Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Dumfries Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Brake Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rothesay Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Constable Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Constable Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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