Total Crime Rate
63.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Caernarvon Gardens area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Ham , and the 415th 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 Caernarvon Gardens (PL2 2RY) in the last 12 months was 63.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.5% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Caernarvon Gardens (PL2 2RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Melrose Avenue, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ham Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Melrose Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dryburgh Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albion Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Albion Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fountains Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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