Crime Rates at Distine Close, Plymouth, PL3 6QZ

Distine Close area has the 35th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Compton , and the 337th 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 Distine Close (PL3 6QZ) in the last 12 months was 50.0 per 1,000 residents and was 46.7% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Distine Close (PL3 6QZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 16 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.