Plymouth crime rate Interactive maps and visualisation

Overview of Plymouth crime rate

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Plymouth boasts a low crime rating,

ranking 20th among 25 neighboring districts in terms of crime rates. Throughout 2023, a total of 103 incidents were recorded. With a population of 264,695, the crime rate stands at 0.39 per 1,000 people, indicating a substantial decrease of 99.53% from the previous year.

The prevalent crime categories in Plymouth include Violence and sexual offences (29.1%), Other theft (19.4%), and Public order (15.5%), with less frequent incidents of Bicycle theft (2.9%), Shoplifting (1.0%), Burglary (1.0%).

Plymouth is divided into 14 wards. The wards experiencing higher crime rates include Stoke (Plymouth) (6.0), Plympton St Mary (0.2), St Peter and the Waterfront (0.2). Conversely, the safest wards are Ham (0.1), Moor View (0.1), Efford and Lipson (0.1).

In Plymouth, Anti-social behaviour increased by 3.11% in 2020 but then decreased by 6.54% in 2021 and 9.06% in 2022. Violence and sexual offences rose by 2.33% in 2021, but saw significant declines of 6.67% in 2022 and 33.44% in 2023. Burglary, Criminal damage and arson, Drugs, Other crime, Other theft, Public order, and Vehicle crime all saw reductions in 2023, with rates dropping by 1.65%, 7.44%, 3.45%, 1.57%, 4.23%, 5.09%, and 2.00% respectively. Shoplifting decreased by 1.54% in 2020 and 3.24% in 2023.

Plymouth crime incidents by crime type

A total of 103 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 30 (29.1)%
Other theft – 20 (19.4)%
Public order – 16 (15.5)%
Possession of weapons – 8 (7.8)%
Criminal damage and arson – 6 (5.8)%
Theft from the person – 5 (4.9)%
Vehicle crime – 5 (4.9)%
Drugs – 4 (3.9)%
Other crime – 4 (3.9)%
Bicycle theft – 3 (2.9)%
Shoplifting – 1 (1.0)%
Burglary – 1 (1.0)%

How does Plymouth compare against nearby areas ?

Plymouth ranks 20th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

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Crime rates in Plymouth wards

There are 14 wards within Plymouth. Stoke (Plymouth), Plympton St Mary, St Peter and the Waterfront has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 14 wards from high crime rate to low.