Crime Rates at Austin Avenue, Plymouth, PL2 2LA

Austin Avenue area has the 21st highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Ham , and the 221st 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 Austin Avenue (PL2 2LA) in the last 12 months was 124.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.5% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Austin Avenue (PL2 2LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Myrtleville (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.