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Crime in PL4 9AF

How much crime is recorded in PL4 9AF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
City Centre, Barbican & Sutton Harbour
Council
Plymouth
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,812 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PL4 9AF

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 98.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL4 9AF area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
98.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
248
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).

PL4 9AFNational
Violence and sexual offences88.323.6
Anti-social behaviour37.610.7
Shoplifting28.18.4
Public order21.54.6
Other theft19.84.5
Criminal damage and arson19.24.7
Drugs15.92.4
Burglary11.29.1
Possession of weapons4.40.9
Other crime4.21.5
Theft from the person2.92.1
Robbery2.31.4
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2024.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
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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