Total Crime Rate

66.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 66.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • 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

William Prance Road area has the 68th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 415th 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 William Prance Road (PL6 5WR) in the last 12 months was 66.8 per 1,000 residents and was 31.1% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 93.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 46.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 93.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around William Prance Road (PL6 5WR), the main crime hotspot is near Charlton Road. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in William Prance Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Charlton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charlton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buttercup Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charlton Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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