Postcode · Plymouth
Crime in PL8 2BG
How much crime is recorded in PL8 2BG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wembury, Brixton & Newton Ferrers
- Council
- South Hams
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,788 (2024)
PL8 2BGPlymouth
How safe is PL8 2BG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL8 2BG area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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).
PL8 2BGNational
Violence and sexual offences32.723.6
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Public order5.14.6
Other theft5.04.5
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Burglary2.19.1
Other crime1.61.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Shoplifting0.68.4
Drugs0.32.4
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 33% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.