Total Crime Rate

26.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 26.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 18.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 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
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Churchway area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Ham , and the 160th lowest crime rate of 835 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 Churchway (PL5 1AJ) in the last 12 months was 26.3 per 1,000 residents and was 71.3% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Churchway (PL5 1AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Clearbrook Avenue. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Churchway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Northumberland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Eliot Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Keyham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Clearbrook Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Harbour View Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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