Total Crime Rate

156.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

133.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 156.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 133.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 127.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Lockington Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Compton , and the 159th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lockington Avenue (PL3 5QQ) in the last 12 months was 156.4 per 1,000 residents and was 66.7% higher 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 133.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lockington Avenue (PL3 5QQ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Lockington Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corfe Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Russell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Russell Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Russell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Reservoir Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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