Total Crime Rate

89.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 89.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bowers Road area has the 41st highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Ham , and the 336th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bowers Road (PL2 3DT) in the last 12 months was 89.2 per 1,000 residents and was 4.0% higher than the Ham average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowers Road (PL2 3DT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bowers Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Pilgrim Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bartholomew Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bartholomew Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Oates Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Fredington Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fredington Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Down Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Down Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowers Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilson Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bartholomew Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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