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Crime in PL1 5NU

How much crime is recorded in PL1 5NU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Stoke & Pennycomequick
Council
Plymouth
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,638 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PL1 5NU

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL1 5NU area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
33.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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 5NUNational
Violence and sexual offences21.823.6
Vehicle crime9.93.5
Criminal damage and arson8.54.7
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Other theft6.24.5
Public order1.94.6
Burglary1.89.1
Drugs1.42.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Shoplifting0.38.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 14% since 2024.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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