Postcode · Ivybridge
Crime in PL21 0SB
How much crime is recorded in PL21 0SB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Yealmpton, Modbury & Aveton Gifford
- Council
- South Hams
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,140 (2024)
How safe is PL21 0SB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL21 0SB area, less than half 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
15.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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).
PL21 0SBNational
Other theft20.14.5
Violence and sexual offences13.623.6
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Burglary3.49.1
Public order2.14.6
Anti-social behaviour0.910.7
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Shoplifting0.38.4
Other crime0.31.5
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.