Postcode · Plymouth
Crime in PL6 5SX
How much crime is recorded in PL6 5SX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Higher Compton & Eggbuckland
- Council
- Plymouth
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,411 (2024)
PL6 5SXPlymouth
How safe is PL6 5SX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL6 5SX 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
12.9
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 5SXNational
Violence and sexual offences11.023.6
Burglary4.09.1
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Other crime1.31.5
Public order1.24.6
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Drugs0.62.4
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Other theft0.44.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 14% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.