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Crime in PL5 4

How much crime is recorded in PL5 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Plymouth
Region
South West
Population
16,467 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PL5 4

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in PL5 4, 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
33.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 4National
Violence and sexual offences29.723.6
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Burglary4.09.1
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Public order3.84.6
Other theft3.74.5
Shoplifting1.98.4
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2024.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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