Crime Rates at Appleby Walk, Plymouth, PL5 4BB

Appleby Walk area has the 67th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 408th highest crime rate of 835 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 Appleby Walk (PL5 4BB) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 33.6% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Appleby Walk (PL5 4BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ipswich Close (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.