Total Crime Rate

102.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 102.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Burglary 12.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Public order 5.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Houndiscombe 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.

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Crime Over Time in Houndiscombe Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherwell Arcade
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentillie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherwell Arcade
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sherwell Arcade
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Napier Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Seaton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentillie Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bedford Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sherwell Arcade Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Glen Park Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glen Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bedford Park Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order North Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Hill
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkby Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Houndiscombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bedford Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gibbon Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Addison Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deptford Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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