Total Crime Rate
140.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Milford Lane area has the 24th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 193rd 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 Milford Lane (PL5 4JP) in the last 12 months was 140.2 per 1,000 residents and was 44.8% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -77.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 95.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Milford Lane (PL5 4JP), the main crime hotspot is near Northampton Close. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Budshead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winchester Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Oakham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winchester Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Winchester Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Milford Lane | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redruth Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Winchester Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Northampton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Northampton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Northampton Close | Under investigation |
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