Postcode · Plymouth
Crime in PL9 7RH
How much crime is recorded in PL9 7RH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Plymstock Hooe & Oreston
- Council
- Plymouth
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,193 (2024)
How safe is PL9 7RH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL9 7RH area, 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
23.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 7RHNational
Violence and sexual offences19.523.6
Anti-social behaviour8.510.7
Other theft6.84.5
Shoplifting4.98.4
Burglary4.49.1
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Public order2.44.6
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.71.5
Robbery0.61.4
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.