Postcode · Ivybridge
Crime in PL21 9ES
How much crime is recorded in PL21 9ES, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ivybridge
- Council
- South Hams
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,375 (2024)
PL21 9ESIvybridge
How safe is PL21 9ES
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL21 9ES area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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 9ESNational
Violence and sexual offences31.723.6
Anti-social behaviour11.510.7
Shoplifting8.58.4
Burglary7.69.1
Other theft6.54.5
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Public order5.14.6
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Drugs0.82.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.