Postcode · Plymouth
Crime in PL5 3SB
How much crime is recorded in PL5 3SB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Honicknowle & Manadon
- Council
- Plymouth
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,686 (2024)
PL5 3SBPlymouth
How safe is PL5 3SB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL5 3SB area, above 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
36.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
110
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 3SBNational
Anti-social behaviour35.510.7
Violence and sexual offences31.623.6
Shoplifting14.48.4
Criminal damage and arson8.64.7
Public order6.64.6
Other theft6.14.5
Burglary3.49.1
Drugs1.82.4
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery0.71.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% 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.