Total Crime Rate

34.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 34.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 15.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vapron Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Compton , and the 223rd lowest 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 Vapron Road (PL3 5NN) in the last 12 months was 34.4 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% lower than the Compton average (93.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vapron Road (PL3 5NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mutley Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vapron Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vapron Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thornhill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glenhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiteford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorn Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elim Terrace —
Apr 2026Other theft Elim Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorn Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Pine Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Vapron Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lovell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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