Total Crime Rate

186.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

112.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 186.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 112.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.7 10/10
  • Other theft 23.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 8/10
  • Public order 19.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.7 10/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Fountains Crescent area has the 11th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Ham , and the 125th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fountains Crescent (PL2 3RA) in the last 12 months was 186.8 per 1,000 residents and was 103.8% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 112.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fountains Crescent (PL2 3RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Melrose Avenue, where police recorded 29 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.

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Crime Over Time in Fountains Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Antony Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Renaissance Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duloe Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westeria Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Fountains Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melrose Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bethany Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boscastle Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Duloe Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Boscastle Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Boscastle Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boscastle Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order Antony Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holman Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holman Court Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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