Total Crime Rate

133.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 133.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 Gardens area has the 10th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Compton , and the 209th highest crime rate of 839 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 Gardens (PL4 6PY) in the last 12 months was 133.8 per 1,000 residents and was 33.1% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 77.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dale Gardens (PL4 6PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 45 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 Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Restormel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glen Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glen Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derry Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glen Park Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glen Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ford Park Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Green Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glen Park Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dale Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trelawney Lane —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stangray Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winston Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kingsley Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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