Postcode · Plymouth
Crime in PL2 3LB
How much crime is recorded in PL2 3LB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ham, Beacon Park & Pennycross
- Council
- Plymouth
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,523 (2024)
PL2 3LBPlymouth
How safe is PL2 3LB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL2 3LB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
15
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 3LBNational
Violence and sexual offences9.923.6
Public order2.14.6
Burglary1.79.1
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Other theft0.64.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Anti-social behaviour0.210.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 169% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.