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Crime in PL6 5

How much crime is recorded in PL6 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Plymouth
Region
South West
Population
25,088 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PL6 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in PL6 5, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
22.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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).

PL6 5National
Violence and sexual offences20.023.6
Shoplifting5.18.4
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Burglary3.69.1
Public order3.24.6
Other theft3.04.5
Drugs1.02.4
Other crime0.91.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Robbery0.21.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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