Postcode · Plymouth
Crime in PL3 6BD
How much crime is recorded in PL3 6BD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Efford, Laira & Crabtree
- Council
- Plymouth
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,549 (2024)
PL3 6BDPlymouth
How safe is PL3 6BD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 42.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL3 6BD 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
42.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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 6BDNational
Violence and sexual offences35.723.6
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Burglary5.59.1
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Other theft4.04.5
Public order3.04.6
Drugs1.72.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Other crime0.81.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.