Total Crime Rate

127.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 127.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Wolseley Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Ham , and the 225th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wolseley Road (PL5 1JN) in the last 12 months was 127.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 74.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wolseley Road (PL5 1JN), the main crime hotspot is near Warburton Gardens. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wolseley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Warburton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warburton Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haydon Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Esmonde Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Admiralty Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walters Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warburton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scott Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Reynolds Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Pemros Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pemros Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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