Postcode · Plymouth
Crime in PL9 8TB
How much crime is recorded in PL9 8TB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Plymstock Elburton
- Council
- Plymouth
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,452 (2024)
PL9 8TBPlymouth
How safe is PL9 8TB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL9 8TB 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
23.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 8TBNational
Violence and sexual offences20.723.6
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Burglary2.69.1
Other theft2.34.5
Public order1.84.6
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other crime1.31.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Drugs0.62.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 35% 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.