Total Crime Rate

122.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.1 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 122.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 69.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ham Drive area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Ham , and the 224th 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 Ham Drive (PL2 2NN) in the last 12 months was 122.8 per 1,000 residents and was 34.0% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 69.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ham Drive (PL2 2NN), the main crime hotspot is near Laurel Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ham Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Laurel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yellowmead Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yellowmead Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Notley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Notley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Notley Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tewkesbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laurel Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jedburgh Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laurel Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ham Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ham Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ham Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ham Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Dene Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ham Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tewkesbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jedburgh Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malmesbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosedown Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yellowmead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yellowmead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Jedburgh Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryburgh Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosedown Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Tewkesbury Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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