Postcode · Plymouth
Crime in PL5 2QT
How much crime is recorded in PL5 2QT, 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
- 1,618 (2024)
PL5 2QTPlymouth
How safe is PL5 2QT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL5 2QT 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
26.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 2QTNational
Violence and sexual offences22.223.6
Public order5.64.6
Burglary5.59.1
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Other theft2.84.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Shoplifting1.88.4
Drugs0.82.4
Robbery0.51.4
Other crime0.51.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.