Total Crime Rate
97.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Westcountry Close area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Devonport , and the 303rd highest 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 Westcountry Close (PL2 2BJ) in the last 12 months was 97.7 per 1,000 residents and was 40.6% lower than the Devonport average (164.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -41.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westcountry Close (PL2 2BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ash Grove, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wyatt Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Westcountry Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ferndale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wordsworth Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wordsworth Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ferndale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferndale Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ainslie Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Wyatt Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyatt Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyatt Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westcountry Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wordsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Maunsell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferndale Avenue | — |
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