Total Crime Rate

155.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 155.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.9 9/10
  • Other theft 23.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.7 10/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fountains Crescent area has the 13th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Ham , and the 166th highest crime rate of 839 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 155.6 per 1,000 residents and was 81.5% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -38.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 85.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fountains Crescent (PL2 3RA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Fountains Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holman Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holman Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Melrose Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watts Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Duloe Gardens Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fountains Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fountains Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boscastle Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Boscastle Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Boscastle Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boxhill Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Boxhill Gardens Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft Arden Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Springhill Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Springhill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shirley Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springhill Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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