Total Crime Rate

54.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 54.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 38.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Clittaford Road area has the 63rd lowest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 368th 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 Clittaford Road (PL6 6HS) in the last 12 months was 54.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.9% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clittaford Road (PL6 6HS), the main crime hotspot is near Hendwell Close. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Clittaford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leatherby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tresco Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leatherby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Leatherby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leatherby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pentland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bond Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tresco Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tresco Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tresco Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stroma Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tresco Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tresco Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tresco Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leatherby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lundy Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lundy Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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