Total Crime Rate

47.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Kings Tamerton Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Ham , and the 312th lowest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Tamerton Road (PL5 2AZ) in the last 12 months was 47.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.0% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Tamerton Road (PL5 2AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near King'S Tamerton Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trevithick Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Tamerton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byard Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weston Mill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herschel Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Herschel Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byard Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Tamerton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Adams Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Newton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flamsteed Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flamsteed Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flamsteed Crescent
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arkwright Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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