Total Crime Rate

46.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 46.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 33.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Elm 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.

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Crime Over Time in Elm Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bradley Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft Wiltshire Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lisson Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lisson Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lisson Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lisson Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lisson Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lisson Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lisson Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashford Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Ashford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western College Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lisson Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Western College Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hillsborough Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Belgrave Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belgrave Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorn Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Belgrave Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradley Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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