Total Crime Rate

99.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.2 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 99.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 72.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Blackall Gardens area has the 44th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 288th 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 Blackall Gardens (PL6 6LT) in the last 12 months was 99.7 per 1,000 residents and was 0.8% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 72.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackall Gardens (PL6 6LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Magnus Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cann Gardens (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Blackall Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magnus Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Middlefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cann Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Borrowdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magnus Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waring Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jeffery Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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