Total Crime Rate

106.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 106.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 75.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ashford Crescent area has the 14th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Compton , and the 268th 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 Ashford Crescent (PL3 5AA) in the last 12 months was 106.3 per 1,000 residents and was 13.3% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 75.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1350.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashford Crescent (PL3 5AA), the main crime hotspot is near Edgar Terrace. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashford Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mostyn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edgar Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edgar Terrace
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rockingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salcombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Courtfield Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bradley Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinross Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road
Apr 2026Drugs Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Norton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mostyn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince Maurice Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edgar Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castleton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashford Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashford Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelvin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lincoln Avenue
Apr 2026Other crime Ashford Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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