Total Crime Rate
52.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Godding Gardens area has the 59th lowest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 353rd 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 Godding Gardens (PL6 6NF) in the last 12 months was 52.5 per 1,000 residents and was 47.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Godding Gardens (PL6 6NF), the main crime hotspot is near Norris Drive. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Southway| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Magnus Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waring Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Magnus Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Middlefield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cann Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Agatha Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waldland Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norris Drive | Under investigation |
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