Postcode district · Plymouth
Crime in PL8
How much crime is recorded in PL8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- South Hams
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 9,633 (2024)
PL8Postcode district · Plymouth
How safe is PL8
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in PL8, 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
17.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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).
PL8National
Violence and sexual offences14.923.6
Burglary4.19.1
Other theft3.14.5
Public order3.04.6
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Other crime0.91.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Drugs0.22.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 28% 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.