Total Crime Rate
46.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Warleigh Crescent area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 304th lowest 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 Warleigh Crescent (PL6 5BS) in the last 12 months was 46.1 per 1,000 residents and was 54.2% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Warleigh Crescent (PL6 5BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Looseleigh Lane, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leatfield Drive (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Plymouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ullswater Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thirlmere Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leatfield Drive | Under investigation |
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