Total Crime Rate

25.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 25.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.3 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • 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

Whiteford Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Compton , and the 151st 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 Whiteford Road (PL3 5LX) in the last 12 months was 25.0 per 1,000 residents and was 75.1% lower than the Compton average (100.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order 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 3 (≈ 9.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whiteford Road (PL3 5LX), the main crime hotspot is near Vapron Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whiteford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whiteford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mutley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trelorrin Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vapron Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Compton Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vapron Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vapron Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B3250 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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