Postcode · Plymouth
Crime in PL5 1RX
How much crime is recorded in PL5 1RX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- St Budeaux
- Council
- Plymouth
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,442 (2024)
PL5 1RXPlymouth
How safe is PL5 1RX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL5 1RX area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 1RXNational
Violence and sexual offences20.723.6
Burglary9.29.1
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Anti-social behaviour3.910.7
Public order3.34.6
Other theft3.24.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Theft from the person1.12.1
Shoplifting1.18.4
Drugs0.62.4
Other crime0.61.5
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 17% 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.