Total Crime Rate

19.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.9 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 19.9 2/10
  • Violent crimes 14.9 3/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Vicarage Gardens area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Ham , and the 110th 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 Vicarage Gardens (PL5 1LJ) in the last 12 months was 19.9 per 1,000 residents and was 78.3% lower than the Ham average (91.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Gardens (PL5 1LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Fegen Road. Police recorded 23 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 Vicarage Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Fegen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fegen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warburton Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pemros Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reynolds Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fegen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fegen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Normandy Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mackenzie Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scott Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scott Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haydon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haydon Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haydon Grove —
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Data Sources

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