Postcode · Plymouth
Crime in PL6 5SB
How much crime is recorded in PL6 5SB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Deer Park & Leigham
- Council
- Plymouth
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,493 (2024)
PL6 5SBPlymouth
How safe is PL6 5SB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL6 5SB area, 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
36.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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 5SBNational
Violence and sexual offences35.323.6
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Public order3.84.6
Burglary2.59.1
Other crime2.01.5
Other theft1.64.5
Drugs1.62.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 48% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.