Postcode · Plymouth
Crime in PL5 1TX
How much crime is recorded in PL5 1TX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- St Budeaux
- Council
- Plymouth
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,285 (2024)
How safe is PL5 1TX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL5 1TX 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
33.1
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 1TXNational
Violence and sexual offences29.723.6
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Public order3.84.6
Other theft2.64.5
Burglary2.39.1
Shoplifting2.38.4
Drugs1.82.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.61.4
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 44% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.