Postcode district · Salcombe
Crime in TQ8
How much crime is recorded in TQ8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- South Hams
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 4,792 (2024)
TQ8Postcode district · Salcombe
How safe is TQ8
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in TQ8, 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
17.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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).
TQ8National
Violence and sexual offences13.323.6
Burglary6.59.1
Other theft4.34.5
Anti-social behaviour2.910.7
Public order1.94.6
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Shoplifting0.78.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.52.4
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 23% 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.