Postcode district · Plymouth
Crime in PL7
How much crime is recorded in PL7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Plymouth
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 45,258 (2024)
How safe is PL7
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in PL7, 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
17.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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).
PL7National
Violence and sexual offences15.923.6
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Shoplifting2.88.4
Other theft2.64.5
Public order2.44.6
Burglary2.39.1
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.52.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.