Postcode · Plymouth
Crime in PL9 8HH
How much crime is recorded in PL9 8HH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Plymstock Elburton
- Council
- Plymouth
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,485 (2024)
PL9 8HHPlymouth
How safe is PL9 8HH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL9 8HH area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 8HHNational
Violence and sexual offences11.923.6
Burglary3.29.1
Other theft2.04.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Public order1.34.6
Anti-social behaviour0.910.7
Robbery0.51.4
Other crime0.51.5
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% 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.