Total Crime Rate

173.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 173.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.5 9/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 8.4 8/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Taunton Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 137th highest crime rate of 839 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 Taunton Avenue (PL5 4HZ) in the last 12 months was 173.0 per 1,000 residents and was 78.6% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 80.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Taunton Avenue (PL5 4HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Northampton Close, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hereford Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Taunton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winchester Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hereford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Milford Lane Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other crime Northampton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Northampton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northampton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Oakham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winchester Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hereford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Winchester Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Winchester Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newcastle Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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