Total Crime Rate

32.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 32.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 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
  • 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

Kirkwall Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 214th lowest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kirkwall Road (PL5 3TH) in the last 12 months was 32.9 per 1,000 residents and was 66.1% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkwall Road (PL5 3TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kendal Place, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dingwall Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kirkwall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Dingwall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Kendal Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fort Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirkwall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Dingwall Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lodge Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Selkirk Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lodge Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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