Total Crime Rate

108.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.3 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 108.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.1 8/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 1.4 1/10
  • Drugs 1.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.4 1/10
  • Robbery 1.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Woodhey Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Ham , and the 262nd 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 Woodhey Road (PL2 2QE) in the last 12 months was 108.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.5% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 68.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 105.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodhey Road (PL2 2QE), the main crime hotspot is near Halcyon Road. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodhey Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tewkesbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sharpitor Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Laurel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laurel Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laurel Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornworthy Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kestor Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kestor Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lark Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Road 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 Yellowmead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morwell Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Myrtleville —
Apr 2026Other theft Ham Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Dene Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Halcyon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Halcyon Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halcyon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Burrator Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burrator Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burrator Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosedown Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Myrtleville Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosedown Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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