Total Crime Rate

42.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 42.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 16.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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
  • 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

Compton Park Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Compton , and the 284th 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 Compton Park Road (PL3 5BU) in the last 12 months was 42.8 per 1,000 residents and was 54.4% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Compton Park Road (PL3 5BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Courtfield Road, where police recorded 11 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 Compton Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hartley Park Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorn Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Overton Gardens Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sir Leonard Rogers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorn Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Courtfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellsbourne Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lovell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosevean Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellsbourne Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brandreth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hillsborough Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Vapron Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Reservoir Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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