Total Crime Rate
36.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Buckthorn Court area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 240th lowest 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 Buckthorn Court (PL6 6FP) in the last 12 months was 36.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.5% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Buckthorn Court (PL6 6FP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rolston Close, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jeffery Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Southway| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buckthorn Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jeffery Close | Under investigation |
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