Total Crime Rate

62.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 62.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 54.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.1 8/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

North Prospect Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Ham , and the 411th 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 North Prospect Road (PL2 3JA) in the last 12 months was 62.8 per 1,000 residents and was 31.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 54.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Prospect Road (PL2 3JA), the main crime hotspot is near Halcyon Road. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in North Prospect Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greatlands Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtleville Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greatlands Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosedown Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Austin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melville Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Austin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greatlands Place Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greatlands Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Myrtleville
Apr 2026Public order Myrtleville Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtleville Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtleville Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtleville Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Laurel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laurel Road
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Auckland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hungerford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hungerford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hungerford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morwell Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation

Data Sources

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