Total Crime Rate

162.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 162.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 106.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.4 8/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Mutley Plain area has the 7th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Compton , and the 153rd 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 Mutley Plain (PL4 6NA) in the last 12 months was 162.0 per 1,000 residents and was 72.7% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 106.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mutley Plain (PL4 6NA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 198 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mutley Plain area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belgrave Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentillie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western College Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Western College Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hermitage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Park Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hill Park Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hill Park Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Moor View Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Moor View Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clifton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor View Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connaught Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headland Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Headland Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Headland Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor View Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moor View Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Shaftesbury Cottages Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Connaught Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connaught Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connaught Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connaught Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connaught Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentillie Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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