Postcode · Plymouth
Crime in PL7 4QS
How much crime is recorded in PL7 4QS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Plympton Underwood
- Council
- Plymouth
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,653 (2024)
PL7 4QSPlymouth
How safe is PL7 4QS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL7 4QS 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
11.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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 4QSNational
Violence and sexual offences11.423.6
Shoplifting2.58.4
Other theft2.44.5
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Public order1.24.6
Other crime0.71.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 56% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
5
8
10
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.