Crime Rates at Kingsway Gardens, Plymouth, PL6 5BY

Kingsway Gardens area has the 7th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 54th highest crime rate of 835 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 Kingsway Gardens (PL6 5BY) in the last 12 months was 303.0 per 1,000 residents and was 201.6% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 190.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsway Gardens (PL6 5BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 85 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.