Total Crime Rate

121.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · 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 121.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Woodlands Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 237th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Woodlands Road (PL5 3SX) in the last 12 months was 121.6 per 1,000 residents and was 25.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 63.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Woodlands Road (PL5 3SX), the main crime hotspot is near Warwick Avenue. Police recorded 24 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 Old Woodlands Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warwick Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warwick Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bodmin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Dorchester Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bodmin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sedley Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorchester Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Woodlands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Warwick Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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