Crime Rates at Priory Road, Plymouth, PL3 5EP

Priory 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 Priory Road (PL3 5EP) 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 Priory Road (PL3 5EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Priory Lawn Terrace (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.