Total Crime Rate
77.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bodmin Road area has the 58th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 379th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bodmin Road (PL5 4AT) in the last 12 months was 77.4 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bodmin Road (PL5 4AT), the main crime hotspot is near Squirrel Close. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Budshead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Warwick Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sedley Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorchester Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Dorchester Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Squirrel Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Squirrel Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Warwick Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Warwick Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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