Postcode · Ivybridge
Crime in PL21 9XE
How much crime is recorded in PL21 9XE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ivybridge
- Council
- South Hams
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,880 (2024)
PL21 9XEIvybridge
How safe is PL21 9XE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the PL21 9XE 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
19.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 9XENational
Violence and sexual offences18.623.6
Shoplifting4.48.4
Burglary1.69.1
Public order0.94.6
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Other theft0.74.5
Anti-social behaviour0.010.7
Vehicle crime0.03.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.