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Crime in PL1

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

Council
Plymouth
Region
South West
Population
37,412 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PL1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 79.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in PL1, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
79.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
174
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).

PL1National
Violence and sexual offences68.223.6
Anti-social behaviour30.810.7
Shoplifting17.68.4
Criminal damage and arson12.34.7
Other theft12.24.5
Public order11.74.6
Burglary10.79.1
Drugs5.72.4
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Possession of weapons2.90.9
Other crime2.11.5
Robbery2.11.4
Theft from the person2.02.1
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2024.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
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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