Total Crime Rate

117.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.2 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 117.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Dale Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Compton , and the 235th 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 Dale Road (PL4 6PH) in the last 12 months was 117.7 per 1,000 residents and was 25.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dale Road (PL4 6PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glen Park Avenue (15 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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirkby Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gordon Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glen Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Glen Park Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derry Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ridge Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ford Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winston Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Siding Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dale Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stangray Avenue
Apr 2026Other theft Evelyn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Siding Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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