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Crime in PL21 0

How much crime is recorded in PL21 0, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
South Hams
Region
South West
Population
22,628 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PL21 0

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in PL21 0, 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
15.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

PL21 0National
Violence and sexual offences13.923.6
Other theft4.84.5
Burglary3.59.1
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Public order1.94.6
Shoplifting1.88.4
Other crime0.61.5
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Drugs0.52.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 8% since 2024.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
20242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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