Crime Rates at Priory Road, Plymouth, PL3 5EP

Priory Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Compton , and the 81st 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 Priory Road (PL3 5EP) in the last 12 months was 16.2 per 1,000 residents and was 83.9% lower than the Compton average (100.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.5% 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 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Priory Lawn Terrace (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.