Postcode · Plymouth
Crime in PL4 8TG
How much crime is recorded in PL4 8TG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lipson
- Council
- Plymouth
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,731 (2024)
PL4 8TGPlymouth
How safe is PL4 8TG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL4 8TG 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
35.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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 8TGNational
Violence and sexual offences30.023.6
Criminal damage and arson7.64.7
Public order4.34.6
Other theft4.14.5
Burglary4.09.1
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Shoplifting0.58.4
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 29% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.