Total Crime Rate

110.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.4 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 110.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 73.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.1 9/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Vermont Gardens area has the 26th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Ham , and the 256th 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 Vermont Gardens (PL2 2EX) in the last 12 months was 110.1 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% higher than the Ham average (91.7 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 Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 73.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vermont Gardens (PL2 2EX), the main crime hotspot is near Briardale Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vermont Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yellowmead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Maunsell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yellowmead Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yellowmead Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Yellowmead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yellowmead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodville Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briardale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briardale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briardale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Westcountry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westcountry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burrator Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burrator Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Burrator Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sharpitor Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornworthy Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kestor Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kestor Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briardale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briardale Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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