Postcode · Plymouth
Crime in PL9 8GA
How much crime is recorded in PL9 8GA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Plymstock Elburton
- Council
- Plymouth
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,532 (2024)
PL9 8GAPlymouth
How safe is PL9 8GA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL9 8GA 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
15.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 8GANational
Violence and sexual offences12.923.6
Anti-social behaviour4.710.7
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Burglary2.89.1
Public order2.14.6
Other theft2.14.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Drugs0.32.4
Robbery0.21.4
Other crime0.21.5
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% 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.