Total Crime Rate
126.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
81.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oakham Road 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 Oakham Road (PL5 4JB) 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 Oakham Road (PL5 4JB), 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.
View Crime In Budshead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Northampton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hereford Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Norwich Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norwich Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norwich Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbury Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Northampton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Northampton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Winchester Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winchester Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thompson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Oakham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Newcastle Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newcastle Gardens | Under investigation |
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