Crime Rates at Peters Park Lane, Plymouth, PL5 1PR

Peters Park Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Ham , and the 78th highest crime rate of 835 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 Peters Park Lane (PL5 1PR) in the last 12 months was 247.8 per 1,000 residents and was 170.4% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 137.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peters Park Lane (PL5 1PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Evelyn Street, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lynher Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.