Postcode · Plymouth
Crime in PL3 4DL
How much crime is recorded in PL3 4DL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stoke & Pennycomequick
- Council
- Plymouth
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,628 (2024)
PL3 4DLPlymouth
How safe is PL3 4DL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 42.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL3 4DL area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
42.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
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 4DLNational
Violence and sexual offences34.723.6
Shoplifting14.88.4
Other theft9.84.5
Anti-social behaviour8.010.7
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Public order5.34.6
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Burglary4.89.1
Other crime1.41.5
Robbery1.21.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Drugs0.62.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.