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Crime in PL1 1

How much crime is recorded in PL1 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Plymouth
Region
South West
Population
13,731 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PL1 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 100.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in PL1 1, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
100.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
230
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

PL1 1National
Violence and sexual offences88.023.6
Anti-social behaviour42.610.7
Shoplifting24.48.4
Public order17.64.6
Burglary16.59.1
Other theft14.94.5
Criminal damage and arson13.84.7
Drugs9.62.4
Possession of weapons3.80.9
Robbery3.21.4
Other crime2.91.5
Theft from the person2.62.1
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2024.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
20242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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