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Crime in PL9 9

How much crime is recorded in PL9 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Plymouth
Region
South West
Population
23,907 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PL9 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in PL9 9, well 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
19.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences17.523.6
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Public order2.94.6
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Other theft2.64.5
Burglary2.19.1
Shoplifting1.38.4
Other crime1.01.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Drugs0.42.4
Robbery0.21.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 10% 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.

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