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Crime in TQ9 5

How much crime is recorded in TQ9 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
South Hams
Region
South West
Population
9,135 (2024)
Crime

How safe is TQ9 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in TQ9 5, 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
19.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

TQ9 5National
Violence and sexual offences16.623.6
Shoplifting7.58.4
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Public order3.74.6
Burglary3.69.1
Other theft3.44.5
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime0.91.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 12% since 2024.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
20242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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