Crap Towns / Plymouth / Crime

How much crime is there in Plymouth?

The police recorded 92.0 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Plymouth from September 2023 to August 2026, 21% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 47.0. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 95.9, up from 87.2 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	87.2	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	92.3	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	95.9	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	47.0	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	9.2	7.0
Shoplifting	7.5	7.1
Other theft	7.0	5.4
Public order	6.8	6.6
Drugs	3.9	2.4
Vehicle crime	3.0	3.8
Other crime	2.2	2.0
Burglary	2.1	3.1
Possession of weapons	1.6	0.8
Theft from the person	0.8	0.4
Robbery	0.7	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.4	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Liskeard	24.7 km	99.7
Plymouth	–	92.0
Launceston	31.4 km	84.5
Totnes	31.4 km	65.1
Kingsbridge	28.1 km	62.4
Looe	23.9 km	61.6
Torpoint	6.1 km	57.1
Saltash	7.3 km	55.3
Tavistock	16.6 km	53.0
Ivybridge	14.4 km	43.5
Bovey Tracey	38.3 km	25.4
The typical town	–	76.2