Total Crime Rate

124.5 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.3 per 1,000 8/10 Β· 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 124.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 62.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.2 10/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Transit Way area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 220th highest crime rate of 835 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 Transit Way (PL5 3TW) in the last 12 months was 124.5 per 1,000 residents and was 23.9% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (β‰ˆ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Transit Way (PL5 3TW), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Transit Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carroll Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yeats Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shakespeare Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crownhill Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crownhill Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Apr 2026Shoplifting Yeats Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yeats Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yeats Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yeats Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yeats Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yeats Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yeats Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yeats Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yeats Close β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shakespeare Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crownhill Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickiemoor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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