Total Crime Rate
624.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mutley Plain Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Compton , and the 16th highest crime rate of 839 local areas in Plymouth .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mutley Plain Lane (PL4 7DS) in the last 12 months was 624.8 per 1,000 residents and was 521.6% higher than the Compton average (100.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 86 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 171.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 116 (≈ 227.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mutley Plain Lane (PL4 7DS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 194 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Compton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kensington Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hill Park Crescent | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Allendale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lisson Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lisson Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lisson Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lisson Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Headland Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Headland Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Headland Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hill Park Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill Park Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wiltshire Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Clifton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Connaught Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clifton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Clifton Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Clifton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wiltshire Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lisson Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Longfield Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mutley Plain Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mutley Plain Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mutley Plain Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Belgrave Road | — |
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