Total Crime Rate

153.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 153.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Other theft 18.0 9/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Sedley Way area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 164th 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 Sedley Way (PL5 3TY) in the last 12 months was 153.2 per 1,000 residents and was 52.4% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 85.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sedley Way (PL5 3TY), 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 Sedley Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dumfries Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rothesay Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rothesay Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Constable Close 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 2026Other theft Constable Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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