Total Crime Rate

19.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 19.4 2/10
  • Violent crimes 16.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Leatfield Drive area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 106th lowest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leatfield Drive (PL6 5HP) in the last 12 months was 19.4 per 1,000 residents and was 80.7% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -94.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leatfield Drive (PL6 5HP), the main crime hotspot is near Glade Close. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leatfield Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glade Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windermere Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Glade Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glade Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glade Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glade Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glade Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glade Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glade Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Esthwaite Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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