Total Crime Rate
250.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Restormel 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.
View Crime In Compton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winston Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Blenheim Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Sherwell Arcade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sherwell Arcade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherwell Arcade | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blenheim Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Marlborough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bedford Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Evelyn Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glen 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 | Drugs | Further/Higher Educational Building | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirkby Place | 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 | Anti-social behaviour | North Road East | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Road East | Awaiting court outcome |
| 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 | Possession of weapons | North Hill | Awaiting court outcome |
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