Plymouth

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Plymouth.

Population: 262,839
People in Employment: 116,860 (68.9%)
People Inactive: 45,780 (27.0%)
People Unemployed: 7,015 (4.1%)
Number Of Jobs: 91k
Median Salary: £23,433
Mean Salary: £25,656

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Plymouth. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Plymouth for 2024

Plymouths most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 3,677 crimes and in 2022 there were 11,798 crimes. Which is an decrease of 8,121 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences	3,677	1	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	42	0	Getting Better
Burglary	177	0	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	808	0	Getting Better
Drugs	395	0	Getting Better
Other crime	166	0	Getting Better
Other theft	497	0	Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour	1,956	0	Getting Better
Public order	587	0	Getting Better
Robbery	78	0	Getting Better
Shoplifting	387	0	Getting Better
Theft from the person	49	0	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	255	0	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	128	0	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Plymouth

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

St Peter and the Waterfront has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Plymouth, with 2173 crimes and 122 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Plympton Chaddlewood has 102 crimes and 13 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Stoke	53	8
Efford and Lipson	1	0
Plymstock Radford	0	0
St Budeaux	0	0
St Peter and the Waterfront	0	0
Southway	0	0
Sutton and Mount Gould	0	0
Budshead	0	0
Compton	0	0
Devonport	0	0
Drake	0	0
Eggbuckland	0	0
Ham	0	0
Honicknowle	0	0
Moor View	0	0
Peverell	0	0
Plympton Chaddlewood	0	0
Plympton Erle	0	0
Plympton St Mary	0	0
Plymstock Dunstone	0	0

Crime map for Plymouth

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-07. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Plymouth

The average property price in Plymouth is lower than the UK average of: £290,000. A low average house price could be an indicator of a less wealthy area. Crime rates could also be higher in such areas.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£407,057.87	£252,375.48	£214,072.80	£133,649.01
2022	£402,273.75	£249,529.74	£211,967.35	£132,875.34
2021	£354,609.07	£220,431.70	£188,200.22	£122,828.54
2020	£325,637.85	£204,450.26	£173,824.39	£117,327.42
2019	£316,947.56	£198,574.11	£169,015.18	£116,825.28
2018	£313,691.75	£195,880.95	£167,316.35	£117,385.13
2017	£303,529.99	£189,010.68	£162,197.12	£116,231.45
2016	£290,578.64	£182,116.22	£156,816.72	£110,304.75
2015	£279,461.20	£175,558.28	£151,995.66	£106,690.11
2014	£267,900.71	£168,668.35	£146,922.33	£103,178.55
2013	£253,896.23	£159,404.40	£139,166.51	£98,014.26
2012	£247,698.72	£155,565.84	£135,886.12	£97,078.53
2011	£245,853.12	£152,842.10	£132,855.27	£96,632.37
2010	£252,343.68	£157,984.91	£137,843.41	£100,498.75

Property prices over time for Plymouth

Showing crimes from 2010 up until July 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Plymouth

The median salary in Plymouth is £23,433 and the mean salary in Plymouth is £25,656.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 91k
Median Salary: £23,433
Annual Percentage Change: 6.2%
Mean Salary: £25,656

Salary comparison between Plymouth and South West

See how Plymouth compares to the rest of South West. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in South West is £34,961 in Cheltenham and the lowest median salary is £0 in Isles of Scilly. Plymouth ranks 18 out of 26 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
Cheltenham	41k	£34,961	14.8%	£38,610	11.2%
Forest of Dean	24k	£30,120	27.8%	£32,813	11.4%
Bristol, City of UA	173k	£29,923	11.1%	£32,238	5.8%
North Somerset UA	74k	£29,026	16.3%	£32,491	11.3%
South Gloucestershire UA	113k	£28,830	10.8%	£31,817	8.6%
Swindon UA	89k	£28,164	3.4%	£34,161	6.8%
Wiltshire UA	177k	£28,033	12.8%	£32,009	5.2%
Bath and North East Somerset UA	71k	£27,614	14.1%	£35,345	19.5%
Stroud	42k	£27,606	9.7%	£32,948	8.7%
Cotswold	28k	£26,953	22.1%	£34,455	16.1%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UA	131k	£26,714	9.8%	£31,862	10.7%
Dorset UA	127k	£26,446	7.6%	£30,561	11.4%
South Hams	26k	£26,370	9.6%	£28,265	-2.6%
Gloucester	43k	£25,766	8.9%	£30,531	14.4%
Exeter	48k	£25,553	9.5%	£29,292	9.6%
Mid Devon	29k	£25,048	0.0%	£27,831	0.0%
North Devon	36k	£25,035	17.3%	£25,340	9.5%
Cornwall UA	169k	£24,510	14.9%	£27,014	13.0%
Teignbridge	39k	£23,283	8.3%	£27,325	8.9%
Torbay UA	46k	£22,678	-2.6%	£25,355	1.9%
Torridge	25k	£22,300	0.0%	£24,572	4.8%
West Devon	17k	£21,639	10.7%	£23,139	1.3%
Tewkesbury	31k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%
East Devon	44k	£0	0.0%	£31,403	11.8%
Isles of Scilly	0k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%