Total Crime Rate

105.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 105.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 63.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Walkham Business Park area has the 31st highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Ham , and the 270th highest crime rate of 835 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 Walkham Business Park (PL5 3LS) in the last 12 months was 105.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 63.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walkham Business Park (PL5 3LS), the main crime hotspot is near Masefield Gardens. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walkham Business Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Masefield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Romney Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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