Postcode · Plymouth
Crime in PL9 9SD
How much crime is recorded in PL9 9SD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Plymstock Hooe & Oreston
- Council
- Plymouth
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,820 (2024)
PL9 9SDPlymouth
How safe is PL9 9SD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL9 9SD 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
18.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 9SDNational
Violence and sexual offences16.223.6
Anti-social behaviour13.410.7
Other theft3.74.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Burglary2.39.1
Public order1.64.6
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 66% 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.