Postcode · Plymouth
Crime in PL9 7PG
How much crime is recorded in PL9 7PG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Plymstock Hooe & Oreston
- Council
- Plymouth
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,478 (2024)
PL9 7PGPlymouth
How safe is PL9 7PG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL9 7PG area, less than half 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
14.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 7PGNational
Violence and sexual offences12.823.6
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Public order4.24.6
Burglary3.49.1
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Shoplifting2.78.4
Other theft2.64.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.41.4
Drugs0.42.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.