Total Crime Rate

46.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 46.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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
  • Other crime 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

Kirkwall Road area has the 51st lowest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 310th lowest crime rate of 835 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 46.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.6% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkwall Road (PL5 3TH), the main crime hotspot is near Dingwall Avenue. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kirkwall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Kendal Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsway Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Guildford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kendal Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dayton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fort Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selkirk Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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