Total Crime Rate

58.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.5 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 58.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 21.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lower Compton Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Compton , and the 391st 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 Lower Compton Road (PL3 5DL) in the last 12 months was 58.3 per 1,000 residents and was 37.9% lower than the Compton average (93.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 250.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Compton Road (PL3 5DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Briar Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Courtfield Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Compton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Courtfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellsbourne Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellsbourne Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Reservoir Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hartley Park Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brandreth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Overton Gardens Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosevean Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sir Leonard Rogers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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