Compton ward · Plymouth. Every figure carries its own date.
Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.
What makes this ward different?
Homes rented from a council or housing association: 7% here, compared with 18% across Plymouth (11.7 percentage points lower).
The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 37.4% here, compared with 27.5% across Plymouth (9.9 percentage points higher).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 13.7% here, compared with 20.6% across Plymouth (6.9 percentage points lower).
These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
Police-recorded locations for Compton ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
1,071 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,082 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Compton ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 87 mapped crimes in September 2024; 137 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Compton
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
87
19
October 2024
82
18
November 2024
113
16
December 2024
103
15
January 2025
82
17
February 2025
77
14
March 2025
79
15
April 2025
72
18
May 2025
73
12
June 2025
105
11
July 2025
112
18
August 2025
97
9
September 2025
88
8
October 2025
113
9
November 2025
76
9
December 2025
80
9
January 2026
65
11
February 2026
50
7
March 2026
78
11
April 2026
118
8
May 2026
82
9
June 2026
94
14
July 2026
90
18
August 2026
137
10
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Compton
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
565
criminal damage arson
118
public order
82
other theft
75
shoplifting
53
vehicle crime
45
drugs
40
burglary
34
other crime
21
possession of weapons
16
robbery
9
theft from the person
9
bicycle theft
4
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.
Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
