Crime Rates at Taunton Avenue, Plymouth, PL5 4EJ

Taunton Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 129th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Taunton Avenue (PL5 4EJ) in the last 12 months was 180.4 per 1,000 residents and was 86.2% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 129.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Taunton Avenue (PL5 4EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Chad Close (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.