Total Crime Rate

146.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.2 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 146.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 46.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Southway Drive area has the 26th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 180th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southway Drive (PL6 6QL) in the last 12 months was 146.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.5% higher than the Budshead average (100.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs 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 ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southway Drive (PL6 6QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pendeen Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southway Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lizard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lizard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cromer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Clittaford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pendeen Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inchkeith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Clittaford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Dunraven Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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