Total Crime Rate

91.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 91.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Drugs 12.7 9/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Vapron Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Compton , and the 325th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vapron Road (PL3 5NL) in the last 12 months was 91.8 per 1,000 residents and was 8.7% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vapron Road (PL3 5NL), the main crime hotspot is near Russell Avenue. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 70 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vapron Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Reservoir Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vapron Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Compton Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Russell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Russell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Russell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Russell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vapron Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vapron Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B3250 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whiteford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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