Crime Rates at Wolseley Road, Plymouth, PL5 1JL

Wolseley Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Ham , and the 242nd highest 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 Wolseley Road (PL5 1JL) in the last 12 months was 119.4 per 1,000 residents and was 39.2% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 61.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 137.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wolseley Road (PL5 1JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beaufort Close (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.