Postcode · Plymouth
Crime in PL3 5NG
How much crime is recorded in PL3 5NG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mannamead & Hartley
- Council
- Plymouth
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,399 (2024)
PL3 5NGPlymouth
How safe is PL3 5NG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL3 5NG area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 5NGNational
Violence and sexual offences14.323.6
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Public order4.24.6
Burglary3.59.1
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Other theft1.94.5
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.91.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.