Postcode · Plymouth
Crime in PL2 3AS
How much crime is recorded in PL2 3AS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stoke & Pennycomequick
- Council
- Plymouth
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,643 (2024)
PL2 3ASPlymouth
How safe is PL2 3AS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL2 3AS area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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).
PL2 3ASNational
Violence and sexual offences21.023.6
Anti-social behaviour8.510.7
Other theft6.74.5
Public order4.64.6
Burglary4.49.1
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Shoplifting2.48.4
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime0.71.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.