Total Crime Rate
150.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
92.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Huntingdon Gardens area has the 24th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 171st 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 Huntingdon Gardens (PL5 4AF) in the last 12 months was 150.6 per 1,000 residents and was 49.9% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 92.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Huntingdon Gardens (PL5 4AF), the main crime hotspot is near Ipswich Close. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Plymouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bodmin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Trowbridge Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Huntingdon Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lancaster Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Derby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dorchester Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ipswich Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Ipswich Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlisle Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Carlisle Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlisle Road | Under investigation |
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