Postcode district · Tavistock
Crime in PL19
How much crime is recorded in PL19, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- West Devon
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 20,428 (2024)
PL19Postcode district · Tavistock
How safe is PL19
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in PL19, 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
17.2
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).
PL19National
Violence and sexual offences15.723.6
Shoplifting4.58.4
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Public order2.84.6
Other theft2.44.5
Burglary2.09.1
Other crime1.11.5
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.