Postcode · Plymouth
Crime in PL7 4PU
How much crime is recorded in PL7 4PU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Plympton Underwood
- Council
- Plymouth
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,637 (2024)
PL7 4PUPlymouth
How safe is PL7 4PU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL7 4PU area, less than half 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
15.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 4PUNational
Violence and sexual offences14.523.6
Shoplifting7.28.4
Other theft5.14.5
Public order2.94.6
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Other crime0.61.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.