Total Crime Rate

25.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 25.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hartley Avenue area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Compton , and the 159th lowest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hartley Avenue (PL3 5HP) in the last 12 months was 25.7 per 1,000 residents and was 74.4% lower than the Compton average (100.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartley Avenue (PL3 5HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gleneagle Road, where police recorded 13 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hartley Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Reservoir Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beechcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Byland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Compton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pearn Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Compton Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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