Postcode · Plymouth
Crime in PL3 6PS
How much crime is recorded in PL3 6PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Higher Compton & Eggbuckland
- Council
- Plymouth
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,457 (2024)
PL3 6PSPlymouth
How safe is PL3 6PS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL3 6PS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 6PSNational
Violence and sexual offences15.423.6
Burglary5.99.1
Public order2.94.6
Shoplifting2.98.4
Other theft2.84.5
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other crime0.81.5
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% 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.