Crime Rates at Rufford Close, Plymouth, PL2 2SE

Rufford Close area has the 36th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Ham , and the 311th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rufford Close (PL2 2SE) in the last 12 months was 95.9 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rufford Close (PL2 2SE), the main crime hotspot is near Laurel Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.