Total Crime Rate

63.6 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 63.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Higher Compton Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Compton , and the 400th 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 Higher Compton Road (PL3 5HZ) in the last 12 months was 63.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% lower than the Compton average (100.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higher Compton Road (PL3 5HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Brecon Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Higher Compton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brecon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Briar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brecon Close Action to be taken by another organisation
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 Brecon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Briar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pearn Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Reservoir Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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