Total Crime Rate

150.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 150.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 92.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 9/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.7 9/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Budshead Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 171st highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Budshead Road (PL5 4DG) in the last 12 months was 150.6 per 1,000 residents and was 49.9% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 92.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Budshead Road (PL5 4DG), 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 Budshead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rothesay Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Huntingdon Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Carlisle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Derby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rothesay Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ipswich Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Ipswich Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Gardens —
Apr 2026Other theft Dorchester Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Trowbridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bodmin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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