Total Crime Rate

53.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 53.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 39.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Dale Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Compton , and the 362nd lowest crime rate of 835 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 Dale Road (PL4 6PA) in the last 12 months was 53.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.8% lower 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 187.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dale Road (PL4 6PA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Dale Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derry Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Seaton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Hill
Apr 2026Public order North Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bedford Park Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chester Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson College Park Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Park Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stangray Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Napier Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentillie Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentillie Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Houndiscombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Houndiscombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ford Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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