Postcode · Tavistock
Crime in PL19 9FT
How much crime is recorded in PL19 9FT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Tavistock
- Council
- West Devon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,429 (2024)
PL19 9FTTavistock
How safe is PL19 9FT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL19 9FT 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
18.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 9FTNational
Violence and sexual offences17.523.6
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Other theft3.44.5
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Public order2.24.6
Other crime0.91.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Shoplifting0.68.4
Drugs0.62.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Robbery0.21.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Burglary0.09.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% 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.