Total Crime Rate

22.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 22.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.0 3/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bridwell Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Ham , and the 123rd lowest crime rate of 839 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 Bridwell Road (PL5 1AD) in the last 12 months was 22.0 per 1,000 residents and was 74.4% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2022. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridwell Road (PL5 1AD), the main crime hotspot is near Wolseley Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bridwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eliot Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamoaze Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Ferndale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northumberland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northumberland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boringdon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northumberland Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Northumberland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wolseley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wolseley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wolseley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wolseley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wolseley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamoaze Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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