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Crime in PL2 1

How much crime is recorded in PL2 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Plymouth
Region
South West
Population
17,893 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PL2 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in PL2 1, above 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
40.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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).

PL2 1National
Violence and sexual offences34.123.6
Shoplifting15.38.4
Anti-social behaviour8.610.7
Burglary6.29.1
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Other theft5.24.5
Public order4.24.6
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Drugs1.92.4
Other crime1.41.5
Theft from the person1.42.1
Robbery1.21.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2024.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
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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