Total Crime Rate
96.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025North Road East area has the 20th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Compton , and the 310th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around North Road East (PL4 6AQ) in the last 12 months was 96.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.3% lower than the Compton average (100.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around North Road East (PL4 6AQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 223 crimes here, including 50 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 | Violence and sexual offences | St Michael'S Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirkby Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Mayflower Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Plymouth Coach Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bayswater Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Bayswater Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bayswater Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Green Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glen Park Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glen Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plymouth Coach Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glen Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mayflower Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Glanville Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Claremont Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Staddon Terrace Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Derry Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Glanville Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cobourg Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glanville Street | — |
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