Total Crime Rate

38.1 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 38.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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 22nd lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Ham , and the 252nd 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 Bridwell Road (PL5 1AF) in the last 12 months was 38.1 per 1,000 residents and was 55.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Bridwell Road (PL5 1AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Way, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northumberland Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bridwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northumberland Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Herschel Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herschel Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Adams Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flamsteed Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flamsteed Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flamsteed Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weston Mill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eliot Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northumberland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northumberland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Northumberland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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