Postcode · Plymouth
Crime in PL6 5BD
How much crime is recorded in PL6 5BD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Crownhill
- Council
- Plymouth
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,617 (2024)
How safe is PL6 5BD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL6 5BD area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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).
PL6 5BDNational
Shoplifting23.98.4
Violence and sexual offences11.123.6
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Public order2.74.6
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Other theft2.24.5
Drugs1.82.4
Other crime1.41.5
Burglary1.39.1
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.