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Crime in PL6 8RY

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

Neighbourhood
Derriford & Estover
Council
Plymouth
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,382 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PL6 8RY

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL6 8RY area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
17.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 8RYNational
Violence and sexual offences15.823.6
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Public order3.54.6
Other theft2.34.5
Burglary1.69.1
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Drugs0.52.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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