Total Crime Rate

66.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 66.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Compton Avenue area has the 31st highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Compton , and the 414th lowest crime rate of 839 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 Compton Avenue (PL3 5DB) in the last 12 months was 66.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.9% lower than the Compton average (100.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 43.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Compton Avenue (PL3 5DB), the main crime hotspot is near Priory Lawn Terrace. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Compton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beechcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Compton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Compton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Castleton Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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