Crime Rates at Evelyn Street, Plymouth, PL5 1QB

Evelyn Street area has the highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Ham , and the 45th 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 Evelyn Street (PL5 1QB) in the last 12 months was 340.7 per 1,000 residents and was 297.4% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 177.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 48.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Evelyn Street (PL5 1QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Evelyn Street (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.