Total Crime Rate

86.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 86.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wykeham Drive area has the 41st highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Ham , and the 335th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wykeham Drive (PL2 2SF) in the last 12 months was 86.8 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wykeham Drive (PL2 2SF), the main crime hotspot is near Woodville Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wykeham Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tewkesbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yellowmead Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunkeswell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lowerside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hope Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yellowmead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yellowmead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Yellowmead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yellowmead Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sharpitor Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Cleeve Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kestor Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tewkesbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornworthy Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodville Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burrator Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burrator Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Burrator Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hexham Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kestor Close
Apr 2026Public order Tewkesbury Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tewkesbury Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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