Total Crime Rate

33.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 33.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bowden Park Road area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 219th lowest crime rate of 839 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 Bowden Park Road (PL6 5NG) in the last 12 months was 33.8 per 1,000 residents and was 65.1% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowden Park Road (PL6 5NG), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Bowden Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bickleigh Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Miles Mitchell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shipley Walk —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shipley Walk —
Sep 2025Public order Shipley Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grainge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bickleigh Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowden Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Miles Mitchell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bowden Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cadover Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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