Total Crime Rate

18.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 18.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 3.7 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Merrivale Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Ham , and the 94th lowest crime rate of 835 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 Merrivale Road (PL2 2RP) in the last 12 months was 18.3 per 1,000 residents and was 80.1% lower than the Ham average (91.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

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 ( -38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merrivale Road (PL2 2RP), the main crime hotspot is near Notley Gardens. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Merrivale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Notley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jedburgh Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Notley Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jedburgh Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malmesbury Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jedburgh Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jedburgh Crescent —
Apr 2026Public order Jedburgh Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dryburgh Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Notley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ham Green 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 Ham Green Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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