Postcode · Plymouth
Crime in PL9 0BG
How much crime is recorded in PL9 0BG, 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
- 1,452 (2024)
How safe is PL9 0BG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL9 0BG 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
12.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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).
PL9 0BGNational
Violence and sexual offences11.023.6
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Public order1.94.6
Burglary1.59.1
Other theft1.14.5
Anti-social behaviour1.110.7
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Other crime0.51.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
4
6
8
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.