Total Crime Rate
22.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Blandford Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Compton , and the 133rd 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 Blandford Road (PL3 5DS) in the last 12 months was 22.7 per 1,000 residents and was 75.9% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blandford Road (PL3 5DS), the main crime hotspot is near Spire Court. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Plymouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spire Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellsbourne Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellsbourne Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cranmere Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cranmere Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Overton Gardens | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spire Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rockingham Road | Under investigation |
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