Total Crime Rate
7.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hargreaves Close area has the lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Honicknowle , and the 25th lowest crime rate of 835 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 Hargreaves Close (PL5 2UB) in the last 12 months was 7.6 per 1,000 residents and was 92.8% lower than the Honicknowle average (104.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hargreaves Close (PL5 2UB), the main crime hotspot is near King'S Tamerton Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Plymouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newton Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Telford Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Stephenson Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Stephenson Way | Under investigation |
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