Crime Rates at Ridge Park Avenue, Plymouth, PL4 6QA

Ridge Park Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Compton , and the 40th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ridge Park Avenue (PL4 6QA) in the last 12 months was 354.7 per 1,000 residents and was 278.1% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 211.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridge Park Avenue (PL4 6QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Michael'S Terrace (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.