Total Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 55.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Houndiscombe Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Compton , and the 367th lowest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Houndiscombe Road (PL4 6HB) in the last 12 months was 55.6 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Houndiscombe Road (PL4 6HB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 194 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Houndiscombe Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Moor View Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Moor View Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Moor View Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Napier Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pentillie Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kingsley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Suspect charged as part of another case
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marina Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marina Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marina Terrace
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Park Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hill Park Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hill Park Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headland Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headland Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Headland Park Under investigation

Data Sources

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