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Plymouth

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
264,495
Households
114,616
Crimes · Mar '26
1,216 · 4.6 per 1k
114,616
Households
White Brit. · 89%
Ethnicity
No religion · 49%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
1,216 · 4.6 per 1k
Crimes · Mar '26
6,292
Postcodes
114,616
Households
White Brit. · 89%
Ethnicity
No religion · 49%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
1,216 · 4.6 per 1k
Crimes · Mar '26
6,292
Postcodes

Overview of Plymouth

Coordinates50.3879, -4.1265
Postcodes
6,292
Population (Census)
264,495
Households (Census)
114,616
Recorded crime · Mar '26
1,216 · 4.6 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Plymouth

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 4.43 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.43 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Police Recorded Crime in Plymouth

Crime trends · Plymouth
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
573
YoY +12%
ASB
118
YoY -48%
Vehicle Crime
46
YoY +21%
Burglary
29
YoY +45%
Criminal damage
105
YoY -20%
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Other Crime
40
YoY +21%
Shoplifting
83
YoY +34%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26

2 of 5 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · burglary rising

1,216
incidents · Mar '26

Demographics in Plymouth

Ethnicity

Total residents: 264,665
White Brit.89.5%
Other White4.0%
+ other · 6.5%

Religion

Total residents: 264,708
No religion48.9%
Christian42.5%
Not answered5.9%
Muslim1.3%
+ other · 1.4%

Age groups

Total residents: 264,495
50–6418.9%
35–4918.4%
25–3413.7%
65–749.8%
20–248.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.1%

Households

Total households: 114,616
Other19.4%
Any member 66+13.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.6%
All members 66+8.7%
+ 7 other households · 36.0%