Total Crime Rate

45.8 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 45.8 5/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Castle Acre Gardens area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Compton , and the 302nd 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 Castle Acre Gardens (PL3 6DY) in the last 12 months was 45.8 per 1,000 residents and was 54.5% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Acre Gardens (PL3 6DY), the main crime hotspot is near Channel Park Avenue. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Acre Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Creedy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Torridge Way
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmes Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Holmes Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colne Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colne Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colne Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Unity Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Unity Park Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft Kirton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Channel Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Channel Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Channel Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmes Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmes Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lester Close
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Blandford Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Castle Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Derwent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Pauls Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derwent Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Pauls Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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