Postcode · Plymouth
Crime in PL6 8TW
How much crime is recorded in PL6 8TW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Derriford & Estover
- Council
- Plymouth
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,519 (2024)
PL6 8TWPlymouth
How safe is PL6 8TW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL6 8TW 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
15.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 8TWNational
Violence and sexual offences15.023.6
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Public order2.04.6
Other crime1.61.5
Shoplifting1.58.4
Other theft1.54.5
Drugs0.72.4
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% 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.