Total Crime Rate

103.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 103.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dale Gardens 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 Dale Gardens (PL4 6PY) 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 Dale Gardens (PL4 6PY), 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 Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dale Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stangray Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winston Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Central Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Siding Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Siding Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glen Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Glen Park Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derry Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ridge Park Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —

Data Sources

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