Crime Rates at Florence Street, Plymouth, PL5 1QL

Florence Street area has the highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Ham , and the 38th 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 Florence Street (PL5 1QL) in the last 12 months was 375.8 per 1,000 residents and was 310.0% higher than the Ham average (91.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 171.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 73.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Florence Street (PL5 1QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 65 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.