Total Crime Rate

212.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 212.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.6 9/10
  • Public order 30.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.2 9/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Peters Park Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Ham , and the 99th highest crime rate of 839 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 1PT) in the last 12 months was 212.4 per 1,000 residents and was 147.7% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 108.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peters Park Lane (PL5 1PT), the main crime hotspot is near Verna Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Peters Park Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herschel Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Adams Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Newton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peter'S Park Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Row Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Verna Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Herschel Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Row Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flamsteed Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Verna Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flamsteed Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Verna Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ferrers Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flamsteed Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Verna Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wakefield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weston Mill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byard Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byard Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferrers Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Clearbrook Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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