Total Crime Rate

261.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 261.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 137.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.3 9/10
  • Other theft 24.6 10/10
  • Drugs 19.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 8/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Dale Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Compton , and the 70th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dale Road (PL4 6PE) in the last 12 months was 261.1 per 1,000 residents and was 159.8% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 147.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dale Road (PL4 6PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Winston Avenue (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dale Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glen Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glen Park Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Dale Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gordon Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glen Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glen Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirkby Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Restormel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stangray Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derry Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Green Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Kingsley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glen Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Road East —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Road East Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ford Park Road —

Data Sources

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