Total Crime Rate

39.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 21.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Warwick Avenue area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 266th lowest 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 Warwick Avenue (PL5 4BE) in the last 12 months was 39.9 per 1,000 residents and was 60.3% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Warwick Avenue (PL5 4BE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Warwick Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Gardens
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rothesay Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rothesay Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Huntingdon Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bodmin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ipswich Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Ipswich Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Dorchester Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Derby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Carlisle Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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