Postcode · Plymouth
Crime in PL9 8EY
How much crime is recorded in PL9 8EY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Plymstock Goosewell & Staddiscombe
- Council
- Plymouth
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,550 (2024)
PL9 8EYPlymouth
How safe is PL9 8EY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL9 8EY area, 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
15.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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 8EYNational
Violence and sexual offences15.023.6
Public order3.34.6
Other crime1.51.5
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Other theft1.24.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Drugs0.52.4
Burglary0.39.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% 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.