Postcode · Plymouth
Crime in PL7 1RF
How much crime is recorded in PL7 1RF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Plympton Underwood
- Council
- Plymouth
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,410 (2024)
PL7 1RFPlymouth
How safe is PL7 1RF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL7 1RF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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).
PL7 1RFNational
Violence and sexual offences10.023.6
Burglary4.89.1
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other theft2.54.5
Public order2.24.6
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Shoplifting0.88.4
Other crime0.81.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.