Total Crime Rate
419.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tor Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Compton , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Tor Road (PL3 5TD) in the last 12 months was 419.9 per 1,000 residents and was 317.8% higher than the Compton average (100.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -61.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 49.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tor Road (PL3 5TD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Compton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Effingham Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Limetree Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Limetree Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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