Crime Rates at Whitleigh Green, Plymouth, PL5 4DD

Whitleigh Green area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 30th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitleigh Green (PL5 4DD) in the last 12 months was 464.0 per 1,000 residents and was 361.9% 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 84 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 93 (≈ 334.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitleigh Green (PL5 4DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Monmouth Gardens (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.