Postcode district · Totnes
Crime in TQ9
How much crime is recorded in TQ9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- South Hams
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 34,016 (2024)
How safe is TQ9
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in TQ9, 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
15.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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).
TQ9National
Violence and sexual offences14.023.6
Shoplifting3.98.4
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Other theft3.34.5
Burglary3.09.1
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Public order2.04.6
Other crime0.81.5
Drugs0.82.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.