Postcode district · Lifton
Crime in PL16
How much crime is recorded in PL16, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- West Devon
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 5,615 (2024)
PL16Postcode district · Lifton
How safe is PL16
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in PL16, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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).
PL16National
Violence and sexual offences13.623.6
Burglary5.29.1
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Other theft1.94.5
Public order1.24.6
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Other crime0.31.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.