Postcode · Plymouth
Crime in PL5 3SS
How much crime is recorded in PL5 3SS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Honicknowle & Manadon
- Council
- Plymouth
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,392 (2024)
PL5 3SSPlymouth
How safe is PL5 3SS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL5 3SS 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
36.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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 3SSNational
Violence and sexual offences29.623.6
Criminal damage and arson7.44.7
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Burglary4.19.1
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Other theft3.04.5
Public order2.84.6
Other crime2.51.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Drugs1.22.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.