Total Crime Rate
449.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Linketty Lane East area has the 4th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 32nd 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 Linketty Lane East (PL6 5JY) in the last 12 months was 449.1 per 1,000 residents and was 363.7% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 111.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 251.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 216.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Linketty Lane East (PL6 5JY), the main crime hotspot is near Miles Mitchell Avenue. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 24 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridgwater Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shipley Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Grainge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Miles Mitchell Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Miles Mitchell Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shipley Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bickleigh Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bickleigh Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bromhead Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shipley Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowden Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bowden Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cadover Close | Under investigation |
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