Crime Rates in Plymouth, local authority district
Crime Rate
112
112
Average 5/10
* the lower the better
Annual total crime rate in Plymouth, (local authority district) is 112 crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 5 out of 10 or medium crime level compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.
Crime rates in Plymouth (local authority district) by type
| Crime type | Rate | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 47.6 | 7/10 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 18.6 | 6/10 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9.22 | 7/10 |
| Shoplifting | 7.54 | 4/10 |
| Other theft | 7.38 | 5/10 |
| Public order | 6.72 | 5/10 |
| Drugs | 4.1 | 5/10 |
| Vehicle crime | 3.04 | 3/10 |
| Burglary | 2.3 | 2/10 |
| Other crime | 2.12 | 5/10 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.55 | 8/10 |
| Theft from the person | 0.763 | 3/10 |
| Robbery | 0.672 | 3/10 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.442 | 3/10 |
Data source: data.police.uk
Feb 2025 - Jan 2026
Above are annual crime rates in Plymouth (local authority district) by crime type.
The figures in grey represent the number of crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population in Plymouth (local authority district).
The figures in black 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)
- PlymouthLAD
- South Westregion
Data source: data.police.uk
Crime rate ratings in Plymouth (local authority district)
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 of wards within Plymouth (local authority district)
| Ward name | Crime Rate |
|---|---|
| 1. Plymstock Dunstone | 40 low |
| 2. Plympton St Mary | 41.8 low |
| 3. Plympton Chaddlewood | 47.7 low |
| 4. Plympton Erle | 49.6 low |
| 5. Plymstock Radford | 56.9 low |
| 6. Eggbuckland | 58.4 low |
| 7. Southway | 62.7 low |
| 8. Peverell | 62.9 low |
| 9. Ham | 87 low |
| 10. Compton | 87.1 low |
| 11. Moor View | 87.7 low |
| 12. St Budeaux | 97.2 low |
| 13. Budshead | 99.6 low |
| 14. Honicknowle | 111 low |
| 15. Efford and Lipson | 112 medium |
| 16. Stoke | 125 medium |
| 17. Drake | 136 medium |
| 18. Sutton and Mount Gould | 140 medium |
| 19. Devonport | 164 medium |
| 20. St Peter and the Waterfront | 418 high |
*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population
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Data source: data.police.uk
Feb 2025 - Jan 2026