Total Crime Rate

56.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.7 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 56.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 42.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.7 8/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Beverston Way area has the 67th lowest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 384th 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 Beverston Way (PL6 7EF) in the last 12 months was 56.9 per 1,000 residents and was 43.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 71.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 42.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beverston Way (PL6 7EF), the main crime hotspot is near Barbury Crescent. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beverston Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingra Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingra Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Widewell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Barbury Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barbury Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barbury Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ingra Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Legis Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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