Total Crime Rate
102.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
48.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Houndiscombe Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Compton , and the 281st 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 6HH) in the last 12 months was 102.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 48.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Houndiscombe Road (PL4 6HH), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Drake| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sherwell Arcade | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pentillie Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sherwell Arcade | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sherwell Arcade | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Napier Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Seaton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pentillie Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bedford Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sherwell Arcade | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Glen Park Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Glen Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Alton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bedford Park Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | North Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | North Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirkby Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Houndiscombe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bedford Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gibbon Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Addison Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Deptford Place | Under investigation |
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