Total Crime Rate
103.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hillside Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Compton , and the 278th 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 Hillside Avenue (PL4 6PS) in the last 12 months was 103.3 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hillside Avenue (PL4 6PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glen Park Avenue, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grafton Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Plymouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Glendower Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechwood Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Trelawney Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Siding Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutherland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutherland Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Siding Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ford Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Glendower Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Derry Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechwood Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gordon Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glendower Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glendower Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ridge Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stangray Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Glen Park Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Glen Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gordon Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Gardens | Under investigation |
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