Total Crime Rate

53.7 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 53.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southway Drive area has the 64th lowest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 355th lowest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southway Drive (PL6 6DA) in the last 12 months was 53.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.5% lower than the Budshead average (96.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southway Drive (PL6 6DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bus/Coach Station, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arley Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southway Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oldlands Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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