Total Crime Rate

131.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 131.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.4 9/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Kneele Gardens area has the 12th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Compton , and the 214th 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 Kneele Gardens (PL3 5RL) in the last 12 months was 131.9 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kneele Gardens (PL3 5RL), the main crime hotspot is near Alleyn Gardens. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kneele Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Manadon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Alleyn Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alleyn Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manadon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Manadon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linketty Lane West Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maitland Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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