Total Crime Rate

91.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 91.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Burglary 12.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Sutherland Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Compton , and the 324th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sutherland Road (PL4 6BW) in the last 12 months was 91.8 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 114.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sutherland Road (PL4 6BW), 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 Sutherland Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glen Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sherwell Arcade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Sherwell Arcade Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order North Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Marlborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherwell Arcade Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Green Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Blenheim Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glen Park Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glen Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glen Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glen Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abingdon Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derry Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Restormel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Allendale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bedford Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gordon Terrace —
Sep 2025Other theft Kingsley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons North Hill Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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