Total Crime Rate

95.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.4 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 95.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 56.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Honicknowle Lane area has the 37th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Ham , and the 314th 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 Honicknowle Lane (PL2 3QS) in the last 12 months was 95.0 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 56.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Honicknowle Lane (PL2 3QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Boscastle Gardens, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Springhill (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Plymouth

Crime Over Time in Honicknowle Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Antony Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duloe Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westeria Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boscastle Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Boscastle Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Boscastle Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boscastle Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marazion Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Polperro Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Polperro Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bethany Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Renaissance Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duloe Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holman Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Antony Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holman Court Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 16 of 16

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑