Postcode · Yelverton
Crime in PL20 6AZ
How much crime is recorded in PL20 6AZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bere Alston, Buckland Monachorum & Yelverton
- Council
- West Devon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,627 (2024)
PL20 6AZYelverton
How safe is PL20 6AZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL20 6AZ 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
16.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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).
PL20 6AZNational
Violence and sexual offences15.223.6
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Public order3.94.6
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Other theft1.94.5
Other crime1.51.5
Shoplifting1.08.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Drugs0.62.4
Burglary0.49.1
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 35% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.