Total Crime Rate

226.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 226.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 29.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.8 9/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Barne Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Ham , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barne Close (PL5 1DZ) in the last 12 months was 226.5 per 1,000 residents and was 164.1% higher 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 135.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 119.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barne Close (PL5 1DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Beaufort Close. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Ham

Crime Over Time in Barne Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Estuary Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beaufort Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Landulph Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kiln Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dennis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Dennis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Esmonde Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haydon Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Landrake Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morwellham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morwellham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morwellham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Reynolds Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Landulph Gardens
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Landulph Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Landulph Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gray Crescent Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Landulph Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rennie Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sithney Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warburton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warburton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rennie Avenue
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rennie Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kit Hill Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rennie Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.