Total Crime Rate

59.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 59.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.0 7/10
  • Other crime 11.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dorchester Avenue area has the 71st highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 384th lowest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dorchester Avenue (PL5 4AZ) in the last 12 months was 59.3 per 1,000 residents and was 38.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorchester Avenue (PL5 4AZ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Dorchester Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warwick Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warwick Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorchester Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Squirrel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warwick Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Warwick Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Squirrel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Dorchester Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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