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Crime in PL3 6RL

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

Neighbourhood
Efford, Laira & Crabtree
Council
Plymouth
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,445 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PL3 6RL

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL3 6RL area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
39.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
120
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 6RLNational
Shoplifting43.28.4
Violence and sexual offences32.023.6
Other theft12.14.5
Anti-social behaviour9.810.7
Criminal damage and arson7.24.7
Public order3.94.6
Burglary3.49.1
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Drugs2.52.4
Other crime2.41.5
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Robbery1.31.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2024.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
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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