Postcode · Plymouth
Crime in PL9 9BG
How much crime is recorded in PL9 9BG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Plymstock Goosewell & Staddiscombe
- Council
- Plymouth
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,504 (2024)
PL9 9BGPlymouth
How safe is PL9 9BG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 7.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL9 9BG 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
7.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
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 9BGNational
Violence and sexual offences7.023.6
Public order4.74.6
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Anti-social behaviour1.210.7
Shoplifting0.98.4
Other theft0.74.5
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Drugs0.22.4
Other crime0.21.5
Burglary0.19.1
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% 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.