Total Crime Rate
46.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Elm Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Compton , and the 306th lowest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Elm Road (PL4 7AJ) in the last 12 months was 46.2 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elm Road (PL4 7AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Belgrave Road, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lisson Grove (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Compton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Bradley Road | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wiltshire Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lisson Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lisson Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lisson Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lisson Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lisson Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lisson Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lisson Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashford Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Ashford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Western College Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lisson Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Western College Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hillsborough | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Belgrave Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Belgrave Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belgrave Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belgrave Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorn Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belgrave Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belgrave Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belgrave Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Belgrave Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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