Total Crime Rate

193.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 193.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 108.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.3 9/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.6 10/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chard Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Ham , and the 118th highest crime rate of 835 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 Chard Road (PL5 2EQ) in the last 12 months was 193.1 per 1,000 residents and was 110.6% higher than the Ham average (91.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 108.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chard Road (PL5 2EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Verna Road, where police recorded 31 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.

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Crime Over Time in Chard Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Chard Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Byard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Byard Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clearbrook Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colebrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Row Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kathleaven Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peter'S Park Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bickham Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Verna Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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