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Crime in PL3

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

Council
Plymouth
Region
South West
Population
43,492 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PL3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in PL3, broadly in line with 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
33.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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).

PL3National
Violence and sexual offences28.223.6
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Other theft5.14.5
Shoplifting4.98.4
Burglary4.19.1
Public order4.04.6
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Drugs1.52.4
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.62.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 7% since 2024.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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