Postcode · Plymouth
Crime in PL3 6HS
How much crime is recorded in PL3 6HS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Efford, Laira & Crabtree
- Council
- Plymouth
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,651 (2024)
PL3 6HSPlymouth
How safe is PL3 6HS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 50.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL3 6HS area, well 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
50.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
86
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 6HSNational
Violence and sexual offences45.323.6
Criminal damage and arson9.54.7
Anti-social behaviour8.810.7
Public order7.54.6
Other theft4.74.5
Other crime3.51.5
Burglary2.79.1
Possession of weapons2.70.9
Drugs1.52.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 15% 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.