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Crime Rates in Plymouth, local authority district

Crime Rate

87.1

Low 4/10

Last updated: 04.12.2024

Annual total crime rate in Plymouth, (local authority district) is 87.1 crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 4 out of 10 or low crime level compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Crime rates in Plymouth (local authority district) by type

Violence and sexual offences 35.1 6/10

Anti-social behaviour 15.4 5/10

Criminal damage and arson 7.68 5/10

Other theft 5.91 4/10

Public order 5.36 4/10

Shoplifting 5.19 3/10

Drugs 3.37 5/10

Vehicle crime 2.47 2/10

Burglary 1.9 2/10

Other crime 1.83 4/10

Possession of weapons 1.32 7/10

Theft from the person 0.767 2/10

Robbery 0.476 2/10

Bicycle theft 0.336 2/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Nov 2023 - Oct 2024

Above are annual crime rates in Plymouth (local authority district) by crime type.

The figures in black represent the number of crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population in Plymouth (local authority district).

The figures in grey indicate the relative ratings of Plymouth (local authority district) for a specific crime type compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

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Historical crime rates in Plymouth (local authority district) and South West (region)

Number of crimes per 1000 resident population

Plymouth
LAD
South West
region

Data source: data.police.uk

Crime rate ratings in Plymouth (local authority district)

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

Horizontal: area ratings based on annual total crime rate per 1000 resident population.

Vertical: number of areas

Data source: data.police.uk

Annual total crime rates in local authority districts of Plymouth (local authority district)

Ward name	Crime Rate
1. Plymstock Dunstone	29.9 low
2. Plympton Chaddlewood	32.9 low
3. Plympton St Mary	37.8 low
4. Plymstock Radford	39 low
5. Eggbuckland	39.8 low
6. Plympton Erle	40.7 low
7. Southway	45.5 low
8. Peverell	51.1 low
9. Ham	61.8 low
10. Compton	68.1 low
11. Moor View	70.8 low
12. Budshead	74.5 low
13. Efford and Lipson	81.6 low
14. Honicknowle	82.7 low
15. St Budeaux	85 low
16. Drake	91.1 low
17. Sutton and Mount Gould	109 low
18. Stoke	111 low
19. Devonport	130 medium
20. St Peter and the Waterfront	332 high

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

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Data source: data.police.uk

Nov 2023 - Oct 2024

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