Total Crime Rate
25.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kenilworth Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Ham , and the 155th 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 Kenilworth Road (PL2 2RJ) in the last 12 months was 25.6 per 1,000 residents and was 70.2% lower than the Ham average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kenilworth Road (PL2 2RJ), the main crime hotspot is near Notley Gardens. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Notley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laurel Dene | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Beacon Down Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wenlock Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beacon Park Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Malmesbury Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dovedale Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Notley Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Notley Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ham Green Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ham Green | — |
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