Total Crime Rate

53.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 53.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 34.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Staple Close area has the 60th lowest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 356th lowest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Staple Close (PL6 7DP) in the last 12 months was 53.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.2% 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 7 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 Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Staple Close (PL6 7DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ingra Walk (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Staple Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boulter Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingra Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Claytonia Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Claytonia Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Legis Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Solar Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingra Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ingra Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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