Postcode · Plymouth
Crime in PL9 9DX
How much crime is recorded in PL9 9DX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Plymstock Hooe & Oreston
- Council
- Plymouth
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,759 (2024)
PL9 9DXPlymouth
How safe is PL9 9DX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL9 9DX area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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 9DXNational
Violence and sexual offences17.523.6
Public order3.64.6
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Other theft2.54.5
Burglary2.49.1
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 75% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.