Postcode · Yelverton
Crime in PL20 6FB
How much crime is recorded in PL20 6FB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chagford, Princetown & Dartmoor
- Council
- West Devon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,409 (2024)
PL20 6FBYelverton
How safe is PL20 6FB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL20 6FB 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
34
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 6FBNational
Violence and sexual offences14.023.6
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Other theft3.34.5
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Burglary3.09.1
Public order1.64.6
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Other crime0.61.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% 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.