Postcode district · Dartmouth
Crime in TQ6
How much crime is recorded in TQ6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- South Hams
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 10,991 (2024)
TQ6Postcode district · Dartmouth
How safe is TQ6
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in TQ6, 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
17.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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).
TQ6National
Violence and sexual offences15.623.6
Shoplifting10.88.4
Burglary3.69.1
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft3.14.5
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Public order1.84.6
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.92.4
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24% 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.