Crime Rates at Verna Place, Plymouth, PL5 2EJ

Verna Place area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Honicknowle , and the 354th lowest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Verna Place (PL5 2EJ) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 49.5% lower than the Honicknowle average (104.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Verna Place (PL5 2EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Evelyn Street, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lynher Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.