Postcode · Plymouth
Crime in PL6 8QL
How much crime is recorded in PL6 8QL, 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)
How safe is PL6 8QL
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 8QL 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
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 8QLNational
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
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.