Total Crime Rate

54.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 54.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 28.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Beechwood Terrace area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Compton , and the 366th 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 Beechwood Terrace (PL4 6PP) in the last 12 months was 54.1 per 1,000 residents and was 42.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beechwood Terrace (PL4 6PP), the main crime hotspot is near Pentillie Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beechwood Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Road Under investigation
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 Siding Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Siding Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ridge Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Park Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hyde Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson College Park Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dale Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ford Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stangray Avenue
Apr 2026Public order Houndiscombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glen Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Glen Park Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Gordon Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Houndiscombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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