Total Crime Rate
115.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Honicknowle Lane area has the 27th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Ham , and the 256th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Honicknowle Lane (PL2 3QS) in the last 12 months was 115.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 47.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Honicknowle Lane (PL2 3QS), the main crime hotspot is near Holman Court. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Duloe Gardens | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watts Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Springhill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Springhill Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boscastle Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Boscastle Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Arden Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Holman Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Holman Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Boscastle Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Springhill | Under investigation |
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