Postcode · Plymouth
Crime in PL3 6HP
How much crime is recorded in PL3 6HP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Higher Compton & Eggbuckland
- Council
- Plymouth
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,309 (2024)
PL3 6HPPlymouth
How safe is PL3 6HP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL3 6HP area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 6HPNational
Violence and sexual offences20.323.6
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other crime3.01.5
Other theft2.14.5
Public order1.44.6
Shoplifting0.58.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Drugs0.32.4
Burglary0.09.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 27% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.