Postcode · Plymouth
Crime in PL7 1YS
How much crime is recorded in PL7 1YS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Plympton St Maurice
- Council
- Plymouth
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,438 (2024)
PL7 1YSPlymouth
How safe is PL7 1YS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL7 1YS 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
17.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 1YSNational
Violence and sexual offences15.923.6
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Public order1.94.6
Other theft1.94.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Other crime1.21.5
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 38% 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.