Postcode · Plymouth
Crime in PL6 7EB
How much crime is recorded in PL6 7EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Southway
- Council
- Plymouth
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,204 (2024)
PL6 7EBPlymouth
How safe is PL6 7EB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL6 7EB 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
35.9
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 7EBNational
Violence and sexual offences34.023.6
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Other theft4.64.5
Public order2.34.6
Other crime1.91.5
Burglary1.59.1
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Drugs0.82.4
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.