Total Crime Rate

250.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 250.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 156.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.9 8/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Restormel Road 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 Restormel Road (PL4 6BL) 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 Restormel Road (PL4 6BL), the main crime hotspot is near Sherwell Arcade. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Restormel Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Blenheim Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sherwell Arcade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Sherwell Arcade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherwell Arcade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Marlborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bedford Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Evelyn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glen Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glen Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glen Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirkby Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glen Park Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derry Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Road East —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Road East Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Endsleigh Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons North Hill Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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