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Crime in PL16 0

How much crime is recorded in PL16 0, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
West Devon
Region
South West
Population
5,615 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PL16 0

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in PL16 0, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
16.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

PL16 0National
Violence and sexual offences13.623.6
Burglary5.29.1
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Other theft1.94.5
Public order1.24.6
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Other crime0.31.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Drugs0.02.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 24% since 2024.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
20242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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