Plympton Underwood
Middle areaEast Plymouth. 7,805 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Plympton Underwood live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Plympton Underwood
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Plympton Underwood at a rate of 42.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 109.8 per 1,000 people across Plymouth.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 150 |
| Other crime | 58 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 41 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 39 |
| Shoplifting | 24 |
| Vehicle crime | 12 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Drug offences | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Plympton Underwood compares
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Is Plympton Underwood safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Plympton Underwood at a rate of 42.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 109.8 per 1,000 people across Plymouth.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 34 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Plympton Underwood.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (150), other crime (58) and criminal damage and arson (41).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Plymouth
These figures are published for the whole of Plymouth, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Plymouth and not Plympton Underwood alone. See Plymouth
Plympton Underwood in brief
The median price paid for a home in Plympton Underwood was £258,000 in 2025.
Plympton Underwood had 7,813 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Plympton Underwood live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Plympton Underwood, 91.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.