Crime Rates at Wordsworth Road, Plymouth, PL2 2JF

Wordsworth Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Ham , and the 328th highest crime rate of 839 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 Wordsworth Road (PL2 2JF) in the last 12 months was 91.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.2% higher than the Ham average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 60.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 88.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Road (PL2 2JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Biddick Drive, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Briardale Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.