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Crime in PL5

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

Council
Plymouth
Region
South West
Population
56,541 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PL5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in PL5, 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
37.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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).

PL5National
Violence and sexual offences33.223.6
Anti-social behaviour7.110.7
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Shoplifting6.18.4
Burglary4.49.1
Public order4.34.6
Other theft3.94.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other crime1.81.5
Drugs1.52.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
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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