Crime Rates at Houndiscombe Road, Plymouth, PL4 6EX

Houndiscombe Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Compton , and the 316th highest crime rate of 835 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 Houndiscombe Road (PL4 6EX) in the last 12 months was 94.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.1% higher than the Compton average (93.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Houndiscombe Road (PL4 6EX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.