Postcode · Plymouth
Crime in PL6 7EL
How much crime is recorded in PL6 7EL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Glenholt & Widewell
- Council
- Plymouth
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,953 (2024)
PL6 7ELPlymouth
How safe is PL6 7EL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL6 7EL area, 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
23.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 7ELNational
Violence and sexual offences21.423.6
Burglary5.49.1
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Other theft3.14.5
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Public order1.54.6
Shoplifting0.88.4
Other crime0.71.5
Drugs0.42.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 31% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.