Total Crime Rate
157.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Clittaford Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 158th 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 Clittaford Road (PL6 6DS) in the last 12 months was 157.4 per 1,000 residents and was 62.5% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 113.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 39.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clittaford Road (PL6 6DS), the main crime hotspot is near Hendwell Close. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 29 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 | Other crime | Burnard Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Serpell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tresco Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tresco Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hendwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hendwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hendwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hendwell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hendwell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Hendwell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Serpell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burnard Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lundy Close | — |
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