Total Crime Rate

50.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 50.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 25.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.0 6/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Hawthorn Way 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 Hawthorn Way (PL3 6TP) 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 Hawthorn Way (PL3 6TP), the main crime hotspot is near Frogmore Court. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hawthorn Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Retreat Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Efford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Distine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Distine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lester Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frogmore Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frogmore Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Downside Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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