Total Crime Rate

98.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.5 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 98.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 74.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Middlefield Road area has the 48th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 300th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Middlefield Road (PL6 6TH) in the last 12 months was 98.0 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 74.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1040.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Middlefield Road (PL6 6TH), 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 Middlefield Road area

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

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