Total Crime Rate
17.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Eggbuckland Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Compton , and the 91st lowest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Eggbuckland Road (PL3 6QE) in the last 12 months was 17.8 per 1,000 residents and was 81.0% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eggbuckland Road (PL3 6QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Unity Park, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dartmeet Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Plymouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kennet Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Distine Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Teign Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Teign Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Teign Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Downside Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Efford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lester Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kennet Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Distine Close | Under investigation |
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