Total Crime Rate
103.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kings Tamerton Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Honicknowle , and the 286th 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 2BT) in the last 12 months was 103.3 per 1,000 residents and was 11.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kings Tamerton Road (PL5 2BT), 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.
View Crime In Honicknowle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Flamsteed Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King'S Tamerton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Flamsteed Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Newton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byard Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Flamsteed Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Marett Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byard Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arkwright Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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