Postcode · Plymouth
Crime in PL6 7EA
How much crime is recorded in PL6 7EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Glenholt & Widewell
- Council
- Plymouth
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,479 (2024)
PL6 7EAPlymouth
How safe is PL6 7EA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL6 7EA area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 7EANational
Violence and sexual offences19.623.6
Criminal damage and arson7.44.7
Burglary5.29.1
Other theft3.94.5
Public order2.44.6
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Other crime2.11.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 41% 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.