Crime Rates at Orchard Road, Plymouth, PL2 2QZ

Orchard Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Ham , and the 206th lowest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orchard Road (PL2 2QZ) in the last 12 months was 32.2 per 1,000 residents and was 62.5% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Road (PL2 2QZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Halcyon Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Notley Gardens (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.