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Crime in PL6 8NX

How much crime is recorded in PL6 8NX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Deer Park & Leigham
Council
Plymouth
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,340 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PL6 8NX

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 45.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL6 8NX area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
45.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 8NXNational
Violence and sexual offences40.923.6
Other theft7.64.5
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Drugs1.82.4
Burglary1.79.1
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Robbery1.11.4
Public order0.74.6
Other crime0.61.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2024.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
20242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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