Total Crime Rate
562.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
255.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Grosvenor Cottages 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 Grosvenor Cottages (PL4 7DB) 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 Grosvenor Cottages (PL4 7DB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 198 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Compton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pearson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belgrave Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Seaton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Napier Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pearson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Western College Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| 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 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lisson Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belgrave Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Western College Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belgrave Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belgrave Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Belgrave Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moor View Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moor View Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moor View Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belgrave Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Moor View Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belgrave Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belgrave Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hermitage Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Belgrave Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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