Crime by Postcode
PL95Postcode district

PL95 crime rate and crime map

Recorded crime in PL95 is 0.6 times the Plymouth average and 0.6 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 18%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences. Police data to August 2026.

Plymouth. 554 residents in 1 neighbourhoods.

Safety
7/10Low crime
Living
8.3/10Good
5-year change
+18%more crimes
vs the council
0.6×the Plymouth average
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Safety and Living

Safety

Crime severity: 0.6× the Plymouth average (0.6× the England and Wales average)

Crime only, by how serious it is. Compared with every postcode district. Higher is safer.

Living

Based on schools, transport, health, supermarkets, weighted by importance. Crime is not part of it. Higher is better.

Neighbourhoods by Safety

Plymouth 031B: Safety 8 out of 10, low crime
1 = least safe, 10 = safest. Grey: no score. Select a neighbourhood to open it on the map.

Crime over 5 years

Up 18% in 5 years Recorded crimes in PL95, anti-social behaviour left out.

Sep 2021 – Aug 2022: 24 crimesSep 2021 – Aug 202224Sep 2022 – Aug 2023: no dataSep 2022 – Aug 2023no dataSep 2023 – Aug 2024: 25 crimesSep 2023 – Aug 202425Sep 2024 – Aug 2025: 27 crimesSep 2024 – Aug 202527Sep 2025 – Aug 2026: 28 crimesSep 2025 – Aug 202628

What is recorded

Crime severity: 0.6× the Plymouth average (0.6× the England and Wales average). 53 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.

  • Violence and sexual offences: 71% of the harm here
  • Burglary: 12% of the harm here
  • Drugs: 4% of the harm here

"Violence and sexual offences" is 71% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.

Anti-social behaviour: 19 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.

Shops, transport, schools and health

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Scores use fixed distance bands, so they do not depend on other districts. Higher is better.

Supermarkets

Excellent accessScore 9 out of 10
  • Typical distance to a large supermarket: 480 m.
  • Morrisons Elburton Plymstock (Morrisons), 480 m from the district centre
  • Sainsburys Marsh Mills (Sainsburys), 3.3 km from the district centre
  • M&S Plymouth (Marks and Spencer), 4.6 km from the district centre

Transport

Fair accessScore 6 out of 10
  • Typical number of bus stops within 400 m: 19.
  • Nearest railway station: Plymouth Rail Station, 5.1 km from the district centre
  • Nearest tram or metro stop: Buckfastleigh (South Devon Railway), 39.2 km from the district centre

Schools

Excellent schools nearbyScore 9 out of 10

Primary schools within 2 km

  • Oreston Community Academy: Good (graded inspection, 2023), 660 m away
  • Pomphlett Primary School: Good (ungraded inspection, 2022), 930 m away
  • Morley Meadow Primary School: Strong standard (report card, 2026), 980 m away
  • Hooe Primary Academy: Good (ungraded inspection, 2022), 1.7 km away
  • Goosewell Primary Academy: Good (graded inspection, 2019), 1.9 km away

Secondary schools within 2 km

  • Plymstock School: Good (graded inspection, 2023), 1.3 km away

    Health

    Excellent accessScore 9 out of 10
    • Nearest GP surgery: DEAN CROSS SURGERY, 600 m from the district centre, CQC rating: Good, rated 2017
    • Nearest hospital with A&E: Derriford Hospital, 6.4 km from the district centre

    Crime by type

    Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.

    TypePer 1,000 a year
    Robbery0.4
    Burglary2.4
    Violence and sexual offences23.5
    Drugs1.8
    Possession of weapons0.1
    Other crime1.0
    Other theft3.5
    Theft from the person0.1
    Vehicle crime1.8
    Criminal damage and arson7.5
    Public order3.5
    Bicycle theft0.3
    Shoplifting6.6

    Trend over the years

    Crime severity per resident (sentence-days of the crimes recorded each year). Hatched bars are years with fewer than twelve months of data for most residents.

    20167.8201711.120189.720199.9202012.4202110.820229.720239.920247.220258.0202610.3

    Last 12 months: 8.3 against a period average of 9.8, 15% lower.

    Questions about crime in PL95

    Is PL95 a safe place to live?
    PL95 scores 7 out of 10 for safety (low crime), compared with every postcode district in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 0.6 times the Plymouth average.
    Is crime going up or down in PL95?
    Up 18% over 5 years, from 24 recorded crimes a year to 28.
    What is the most common crime in PL95?
    The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences, about 24 per 1,000 residents a year.
    How does crime in PL95 compare with Plymouth?
    Crime severity in PL95 is 0.6 times the Plymouth average.

    Nearest town

    Council: Plymouth

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