Total Crime Rate
95.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Walkham Business Park area has the 36th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Ham , and the 311th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Walkham Business Park (PL5 3LS) in the last 12 months was 95.2 per 1,000 residents and was 11.1% higher than the Ham average (85.7 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Walkham Business Park (PL5 3LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stowe Gardens, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harewood Crescent (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Burrington Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burrington Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Masefield Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Masefield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Masefield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burrington Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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