Total Crime Rate

54.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 54.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.9 7/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Birchfield Avenue area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Ham , and the 360th lowest crime rate of 839 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 Birchfield Avenue (PL2 3LA) in the last 12 months was 54.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 900.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchfield Avenue (PL2 3LA), the main crime hotspot is near West Down Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birchfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order West Down Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fredington Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lyndhurst Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Down Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Down Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oakcroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fredington Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beacon Down Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Pilgrim Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beacon Park Road —
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Data Sources

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