Total Crime Rate

57.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.5 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 57.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 40.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Public order 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

Southway Drive area has the 69th lowest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 386th lowest 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 Southway Drive (PL6 6SL) in the last 12 months was 57.4 per 1,000 residents and was 42.8% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southway Drive (PL6 6SL), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Southway Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magnus Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cann Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magnus Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Frontfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Copleston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waldland Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Middlefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Borrowdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norris Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Agatha Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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