Total Crime Rate

63.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 63.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Other crime 12.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Melrose Avenue area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Ham , and the 399th lowest crime rate of 839 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 Melrose Avenue (PL2 3RH) in the last 12 months was 63.1 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melrose Avenue (PL2 3RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holman Court, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ham Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Melrose Avenue area

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

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