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Crime in PL9 8TR

How much crime is recorded in PL9 8TR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Plymstock Elburton
Council
Plymouth
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,527 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PL9 8TR

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL9 8TR area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
10.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
14
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 8TRNational
Violence and sexual offences8.123.6
Burglary4.89.1
Public order1.74.6
Other theft1.04.5
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Anti-social behaviour0.210.7
Criminal damage and arson0.14.7
Vehicle crime0.13.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2024.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
5
8
10
20242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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