Postcode · Plymouth
Crime in PL5 1HX
How much crime is recorded in PL5 1HX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- St Budeaux
- Council
- Plymouth
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,427 (2024)
How safe is PL5 1HX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL5 1HX 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
34.1
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).
PL5 1HXNational
Violence and sexual offences27.523.6
Criminal damage and arson6.64.7
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Public order5.84.6
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Other theft2.54.5
Burglary1.69.1
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.