Total Crime Rate

91.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 91.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Melrose Avenue area has the 39th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Ham , and the 323rd highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melrose Avenue (PL2 3RH) in the last 12 months was 91.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melrose Avenue (PL2 3RH), 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 Melrose Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Melrose Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fountains Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Holman Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holman Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boscastle Gardens —
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Albion Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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