Total Crime Rate
28.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pentillie Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Compton , and the 180th lowest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pentillie Road (PL4 6QL) in the last 12 months was 28.6 per 1,000 residents and was 69.5% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pentillie Road (PL4 6QL), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Evelyn Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mutley Plain | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gordon Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gordon Terrace | 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 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hyde Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsley Road | Under investigation |
| 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 | Chester Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | College Park Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | College Park Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Alton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Houndiscombe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ford Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
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