Total Crime Rate

45.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 45.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 32.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Thorn Park area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Compton , and the 297th 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 Thorn Park (PL3 4TA) in the last 12 months was 45.2 per 1,000 residents and was 51.9% lower than the Compton average (93.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thorn Park (PL3 4TA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mutley Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vapron Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Thorn Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thornhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosevean Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorn Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorn Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western College Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Western College Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Vapron Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lovell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sir Leonard Rogers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hartley Park Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiteford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brandreth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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