Total Crime Rate

81.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.9 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 81.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 29.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 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
  • Theft from the person 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

North Hill area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Compton , and the 353rd highest crime rate of 835 local areas in Plymouth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Hill (PL4 8HB) in the last 12 months was 81.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% 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 Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Hill (PL4 8HB), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in North Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/78)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Houndiscombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Napier Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prospect Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Camden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Camden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Camden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chedworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Seaton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deptford Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Headland Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Headland Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headland Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifton Place —
Apr 2026Public order Clifton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hill Park Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentillie Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hill Park Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Park Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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