Total Crime Rate
162.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
106.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Seaton Cottages area has the 7th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Compton , and the 153rd 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 Seaton Cottages (PL4 6QH) in the last 12 months was 162.0 per 1,000 residents and was 72.7% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 106.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Seaton Cottages (PL4 6QH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 116 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Plymouth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Furzehill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Belgrave Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Belgrave Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belgrave Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belgrave Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belgrave Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mutley Plain | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lisson Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belgrave Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Napier Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Seaton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pentillie Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pentillie Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Western College Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Western College Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hermitage Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill Park Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hill Park Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hill Park Crescent | Under investigation |
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