Total Crime Rate
50.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Moor Lane area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Ham , and the 335th lowest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Moor Lane (PL5 1UB) in the last 12 months was 50.2 per 1,000 residents and was 41.4% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Moor Lane (PL5 1UB), the main crime hotspot is near Clearbrook Avenue. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Adams Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Herschel Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ferrers Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eliot Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wakefield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Weston Mill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Herschel Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byard Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byard Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peter'S Park Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferrers Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Flamsteed Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Flamsteed Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clearbrook Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Flamsteed Crescent | Under investigation |
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