Postcode · Plymouth
Crime in PL3 6LN
How much crime is recorded in PL3 6LN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Higher Compton & Eggbuckland
- Council
- Plymouth
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,628 (2024)
PL3 6LNPlymouth
How safe is PL3 6LN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 52.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL3 6LN 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
52.5
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 6LNNational
Violence and sexual offences46.623.6
Other crime6.61.5
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Other theft5.84.5
Drugs4.62.4
Public order4.14.6
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Burglary3.29.1
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 28% 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.