Total Crime Rate

70.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 70.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 29.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.3 8/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 62nd highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 392nd highest crime rate of 835 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 Langley Crescent (PL6 6EW) in the last 12 months was 70.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.4% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Langley Crescent (PL6 6EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fleetwood Gardens (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Langley Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Lizard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Clittaford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Clittaford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inchkeith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fleetwood Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Fleetwood Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cromer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stroma Close
Apr 2026Other theft Lizard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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