Postcode · Plymouth
Crime in PL3 4BT
How much crime is recorded in PL3 4BT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Peverell
- Council
- Plymouth
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,540 (2024)
PL3 4BTPlymouth
How safe is PL3 4BT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL3 4BT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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).
PL3 4BTNational
Violence and sexual offences9.923.6
Burglary5.99.1
Other theft5.14.5
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Drugs3.02.4
Other crime2.11.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Public order1.04.6
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% 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.