Postcode · Plymouth
Crime in PL5 2DG
How much crime is recorded in PL5 2DG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- King's Tamerton & West Park
- Council
- Plymouth
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,294 (2024)
PL5 2DGPlymouth
How safe is PL5 2DG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL5 2DG area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 2DGNational
Violence and sexual offences17.223.6
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Public order3.94.6
Burglary2.09.1
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Other theft1.24.5
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% 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.