Postcode · Salcombe
Crime in TQ8 8LH
How much crime is recorded in TQ8 8LH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Salcombe, Malborough & Thurlestone
- Council
- South Hams
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,164 (2024)
TQ8 8LHSalcombe
How safe is TQ8 8LH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TQ8 8LH 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
16.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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).
TQ8 8LHNational
Violence and sexual offences14.123.6
Other theft7.04.5
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Public order2.44.6
Burglary1.69.1
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Shoplifting1.08.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Drugs0.52.4
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% 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.