Postcode · Yelverton
Crime in PL20 7SS
How much crime is recorded in PL20 7SS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Horrabridge & Mary Tavy
- Council
- West Devon
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,555 (2024)
PL20 7SSYelverton
How safe is PL20 7SS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL20 7SS 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
16.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 7SSNational
Violence and sexual offences14.923.6
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Other theft3.14.5
Burglary2.89.1
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Other crime1.51.5
Public order1.44.6
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 32% 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.