Postcode · Plymouth
Crime in PL6 6QU
How much crime is recorded in PL6 6QU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Southway
- Council
- Plymouth
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,720 (2024)
PL6 6QUPlymouth
How safe is PL6 6QU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL6 6QU 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
38.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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 6QUNational
Violence and sexual offences35.223.6
Anti-social behaviour14.110.7
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Burglary5.59.1
Public order5.14.6
Other theft2.94.5
Other crime1.71.5
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Shoplifting0.88.4
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Theft from the person0.02.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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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.