Total Crime Rate

90.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 90.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.7 7/10
  • Burglary 13.9 9/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Kneele Gardens area has the 20th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Compton , and the 325th 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 Kneele Gardens (PL3 5RL) in the last 12 months was 90.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 48.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kneele Gardens (PL3 5RL), the main crime hotspot is near Alleyn Gardens. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 11 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 (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corfe Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Tor Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Manadon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alleyn Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alleyn Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Alleyn Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alleyn Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alleyn Gardens —
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Data Sources

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