Total Crime Rate

32.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 32.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 14.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Recreation Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Ham , and the 213th 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 Recreation Road (PL2 3NA) in the last 12 months was 32.3 per 1,000 residents and was 64.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Recreation Road (PL2 3NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Melrose Avenue, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holman Court (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Recreation Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Boniface Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meredith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melrose Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bethany Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Renaissance Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albion Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holman Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holman Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Montpelier Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Boniface Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westeria Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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