Total Crime Rate

85.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 85.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 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 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Honicknowle , and the 347th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Tamerton Road (PL5 2BA) in the last 12 months was 85.0 per 1,000 residents and was 26.8% lower than the Honicknowle average (116.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 41.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Tamerton Road (PL5 2BA), 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flamsteed Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King'S Tamerton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herschel Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Newton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Herschel Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flamsteed Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Adams Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flamsteed Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arkwright Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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