Postcode · Plymouth
Crime in PL4 6PR
How much crime is recorded in PL4 6PR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mutley
- Council
- Plymouth
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,869 (2024)
How safe is PL4 6PR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL4 6PR 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
37.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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).
PL4 6PRNational
Violence and sexual offences30.323.6
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Vehicle crime5.83.5
Burglary3.89.1
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Other theft3.14.5
Public order2.94.6
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.