Crime Rates at Briar Road, Plymouth, PL3 5JH

Briar 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 Briar Road (PL3 5JH) 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 Briar Road (PL3 5JH), the main crime hotspot is near Russell Avenue. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 85 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.