Total Crime Rate
250.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Glen Park Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Compton , and the 74th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Glen Park Avenue (PL4 6BD) in the last 12 months was 250.7 per 1,000 residents and was 149.5% higher 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 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 164.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Glen Park Avenue (PL4 6BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Winston Avenue (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Compton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cobourg Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cobourg Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Gloucester Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glen Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Glen Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Endsleigh Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elizabeth Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elizabeth Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Restormel Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boon'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirkby Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cobourg Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glen Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cobourg Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cobourg Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Boon'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glanville Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Glanville Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Glanville Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Green Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glen Park Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Derry Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Evelyn Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glen Park Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Road East | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Michael'S Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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