Total Crime Rate

100.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 100.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 70.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.2 9/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Langley Crescent area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 285th highest crime rate of 835 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 Langley Crescent (PL6 6ES) in the last 12 months was 100.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.1% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 70.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Langley Crescent (PL6 6ES), the main crime hotspot is near Lizard Close. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Langley Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stroma Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Cromer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Clittaford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Clittaford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inchkeith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lizard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lizard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pentland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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