Postcode · Plymouth
Crime in PL6 5RU
How much crime is recorded in PL6 5RU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Higher Compton & Eggbuckland
- Council
- Plymouth
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,301 (2024)
PL6 5RUPlymouth
How safe is PL6 5RU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL6 5RU 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
12.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 5RUNational
Violence and sexual offences10.823.6
Burglary3.49.1
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other crime1.71.5
Public order0.94.6
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Other theft0.64.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% 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.