Total Crime Rate

58.3 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 58.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Lower Compton Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Compton , and the 378th lowest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

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 42.0% lower than the Compton average (100.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

In the area around Lower Compton Road (PL3 5DL), the main crime hotspot is near Courtfield Road. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Compton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Compton Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beechcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Courtfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Compton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Compton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rosevean Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosevean Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Reservoir Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Briar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Briar Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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