Total Crime Rate

109.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.5 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 109.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 67.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.9 9/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Taunton Avenue area has the 38th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 257th 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 Taunton Avenue (PL5 4JA) in the last 12 months was 109.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.2% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 67.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Taunton Avenue (PL5 4JA), the main crime hotspot is near Hereford Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 26 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northampton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwich Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northampton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Norwich Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hereford Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winchester Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwich Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Oakham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcastle Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northampton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newcastle Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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