Postcode · Plymouth
Crime in PL9 7NW
How much crime is recorded in PL9 7NW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Plymstock Hooe & Oreston
- Council
- Plymouth
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,703 (2024)
PL9 7NWPlymouth
How safe is PL9 7NW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL9 7NW area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 7NWNational
Violence and sexual offences21.023.6
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Burglary3.59.1
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Other theft1.44.5
Public order0.44.6
Drugs0.42.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.