Total Crime Rate
389.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
209.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Linketty Lane East area has the 5th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 36th 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 Linketty Lane East (PL6 5JY) in the last 12 months was 389.2 per 1,000 residents and was 287.4% 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 23 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 theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 209.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 152.5% 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 30 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Eggbuckland| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Miles Mitchell Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Miles Mitchell Avenue | Under investigation |
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