Postcode · Plymouth
Crime in PL3 5SX
How much crime is recorded in PL3 5SX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mannamead & Hartley
- Council
- Plymouth
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,564 (2024)
PL3 5SXPlymouth
How safe is PL3 5SX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL3 5SX 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
12.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 5SXNational
Violence and sexual offences9.823.6
Shoplifting7.18.4
Burglary6.69.1
Other theft3.64.5
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Public order1.44.6
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other crime0.21.5
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 48% 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.