Total Crime Rate
261.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dale 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.
View Crime In Compton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glen Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glen Park Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dale Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gordon Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glen Park Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glen Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutherland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutherland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirkby Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Restormel Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stangray Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Derry Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Michael'S Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Michael'S Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Green Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kingsley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winston Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Glen Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Road East | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | North Road East | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ford Park Road | — |
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