Total Crime Rate
105.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
63.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lowerside area has the 31st highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Ham , and the 270th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lowerside (PL2 2HU) in the last 12 months was 105.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% 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 19 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 Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 63.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lowerside (PL2 2HU), the main crime hotspot is near Dunkeswell Close. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Plymouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lowerside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunkeswell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hexham Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Cleeve Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
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