Postcode · Plymouth
Crime in PL4 7AR
How much crime is recorded in PL4 7AR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Mutley
- Council
- Plymouth
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,606 (2024)
How safe is PL4 7AR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL4 7AR area, 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
33.4
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 7ARNational
Violence and sexual offences28.623.6
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Other theft5.34.5
Burglary5.19.1
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Public order3.04.6
Drugs2.32.4
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 36% 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.