Total Crime Rate
96.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
67.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Grassendale Avenue area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 76 local areas in Devonport , and the 309th 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 Grassendale Avenue (PL2 2SN) in the last 12 months was 96.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.6% lower than the Devonport average (164.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 67.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grassendale Avenue (PL2 2SN), the main crime hotspot is near Biddick Drive. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Overdale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burrator Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ainslie Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodville Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Overdale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Maunsell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wordsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyatt Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wyatt Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Wyatt Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Westcountry Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wordsworth Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Burrator Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burrator Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westcountry Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wordsworth Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Briardale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Briardale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Briardale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Briardale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Briardale Road | Under investigation |
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