Postcode · Tavistock
Crime in PL19 9BH
How much crime is recorded in PL19 9BH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Tavistock
- Council
- West Devon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,586 (2024)
PL19 9BHTavistock
How safe is PL19 9BH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL19 9BH area, 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
22.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 9BHNational
Violence and sexual offences20.023.6
Burglary6.19.1
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Public order3.54.6
Shoplifting3.38.4
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Other theft2.74.5
Other crime2.11.5
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Drugs0.32.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% 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.