Total Crime Rate

66.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 66.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 30.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 4/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Higher Compton Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Compton , and the 408th highest crime rate of 835 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 5JE) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 28.9% lower than the Compton average (93.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higher Compton Road (PL3 5JE), the main crime hotspot is near Brecon Close. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 35 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 (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Reservoir Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hartley Park Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brandreth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sir Leonard Rogers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellsbourne Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellsbourne Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosevean Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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