Postcode · Tavistock
Crime in PL19 9FA
How much crime is recorded in PL19 9FA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Tavistock
- Council
- West Devon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,501 (2024)
PL19 9FATavistock
How safe is PL19 9FA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL19 9FA area, 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
16.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 9FANational
Violence and sexual offences14.423.6
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Other theft2.54.5
Burglary2.49.1
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Public order0.64.6
Drugs0.52.4
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 12% 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.