Total Crime Rate
243.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wolseley Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Ham , and the 77th 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 Wolseley Road (PL5 1UX) in the last 12 months was 243.9 per 1,000 residents and was 184.5% higher than the Ham average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 87.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wolseley Road (PL5 1UX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 117 crimes here, including 31 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 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Budeaux Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Budeaux Victoria Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clearbrook Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tresluggan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vinstone Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mantle Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Collin Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Collin Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Collin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamoaze Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mantle Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamoaze Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ferrers Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boringdon Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sunny Dene | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bridge View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferrers Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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