Crime Rates at College Avenue, Plymouth, PL4 7AN

College Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Compton , and the 16th highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around College Avenue (PL4 7AN) in the last 12 months was 562.0 per 1,000 residents and was 499.2% 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 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -17.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 255.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Avenue (PL4 7AN), 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.