Total Crime Rate

243.9 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 243.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 45.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.4 10/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wolseley 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.

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Crime Over Time in Wolseley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Budeaux Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Budeaux Victoria Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Clearbrook Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Tresluggan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vinstone Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mantle Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Collin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamoaze Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mantle Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamoaze Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ferrers Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boringdon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunny Dene
Sep 2025Public order Bridge View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferrers Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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