Postcode · Plymouth
Crime in PL1 2ER
How much crime is recorded in PL1 2ER, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour
- Council
- Plymouth
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,317 (2024)
How safe is PL1 2ER
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 150.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL1 2ER area, 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
150.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
361
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 2ERNational
Violence and sexual offences133.523.6
Anti-social behaviour74.710.7
Shoplifting46.18.4
Public order28.54.6
Burglary27.79.1
Other theft19.04.5
Drugs16.52.4
Criminal damage and arson15.64.7
Robbery5.81.4
Possession of weapons5.40.9
Theft from the person4.22.1
Other crime3.01.5
Bicycle theft2.41.0
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.