Postcode · Totnes
Crime in TQ9 5QU
How much crime is recorded in TQ9 5QU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Totnes Town
- Council
- South Hams
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,409 (2024)
TQ9 5QUTotnes
How safe is TQ9 5QU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the TQ9 5QU area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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).
TQ9 5QUNational
Violence and sexual offences19.723.6
Anti-social behaviour7.910.7
Public order5.04.6
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Burglary4.19.1
Other theft3.64.5
Drugs2.32.4
Shoplifting2.28.4
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% 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.