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Crime in PL19 0

How much crime is recorded in PL19 0, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
West Devon
Region
South West
Population
12,657 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PL19 0

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in PL19 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
17.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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).

PL19 0National
Violence and sexual offences15.823.6
Shoplifting9.48.4
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Public order3.24.6
Other theft2.64.5
Burglary2.49.1
Other crime1.11.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 15% 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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