Postcode · Yelverton
Crime in PL20 6DB
How much crime is recorded in PL20 6DB, 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
- 1,956 (2024)
How safe is PL20 6DB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL20 6DB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 6DBNational
Violence and sexual offences9.623.6
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Other theft2.74.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Public order1.34.6
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Drugs0.62.4
Shoplifting0.28.4
Other crime0.21.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.