Postcode · Yelverton
Crime in PL20 7EA
How much crime is recorded in PL20 7EA, 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
- 1,646 (2024)
How safe is PL20 7EA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL20 7EA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.1
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 7EANational
Violence and sexual offences8.323.6
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Burglary2.89.1
Public order2.14.6
Other theft2.04.5
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Other crime0.71.5
Drugs0.02.4
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.