Total Crime Rate

49.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 49.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Venn Gardens area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Compton , and the 327th 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 Venn Gardens (PL3 5PW) in the last 12 months was 49.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Venn Gardens (PL3 5PW), 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 Venn Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Russell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brean Down Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Russell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Russell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brean Down Close —
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Data Sources

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