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Crime in PL3 6LS

How much crime is recorded in PL3 6LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Efford, Laira & Crabtree
Council
Plymouth
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,517 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PL3 6LS

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL3 6LS 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
24.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 6LSNational
Violence and sexual offences20.923.6
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Other theft3.54.5
Burglary3.19.1
Public order2.34.6
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Other crime1.91.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Robbery0.91.4
Drugs0.62.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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