Total Crime Rate

183.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.9 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 183.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 101.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 33.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.9 6/10
  • Other theft 19.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Tavistock Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 144 local areas in Budshead , and the 127th 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 Tavistock Road (PL6 8AA) in the last 12 months was 183.3 per 1,000 residents and was 82.4% higher than the Budshead average (100.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 147.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tavistock Road (PL6 8AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glade Close, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bracken Lane (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tavistock Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bracken Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glade Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glade Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glade Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glade Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Glade Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glade Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glade Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glade Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Franklyns Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Airborne Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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