Total Crime Rate

126.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.9 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 126.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 81.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.5 9/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Taunton Avenue area has the 30th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 213th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Taunton Avenue (PL5 4ET) in the last 12 months was 126.3 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 81.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Taunton Avenue (PL5 4ET), the main crime hotspot is near Monmouth Gardens. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Taunton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monmouth Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monmouth Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Monmouth Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thompson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hereford Road —
Apr 2026Public order Norwich Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newcastle Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwich Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwich Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brentford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brentford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brentford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Oakham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Carbis Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carbis Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carbis Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Carbis Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aylesbury Crescent —
Apr 2026Burglary Carbis Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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