Crime Rates at Peters Park Close, Plymouth, PL5 1PP

Peters Park Close area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Ham , and the 355th 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 Peters Park Close (PL5 1PP) in the last 12 months was 52.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 39.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peters Park Close (PL5 1PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Verna Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clearbrook Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.