Postcode · Tavistock
Crime in PL19 8EN
How much crime is recorded in PL19 8EN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Tavistock
- Council
- West Devon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,303 (2024)
How safe is PL19 8EN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL19 8EN area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 8ENNational
Violence and sexual offences20.623.6
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Public order2.44.6
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Other theft1.94.5
Other crime1.71.5
Burglary1.39.1
Drugs0.62.4
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.