Crime Rate in Ashburton & Buckfastleigh, ward

Ashburton & Buckfastleigh has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 wards in Teignbridge district and the 3571st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 326th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ashburton & Buckfastleigh in the last 12 months was 61.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% lower than the Teignbridge district average (62.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ashburton & Buckfastleigh’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 255 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 309 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ashburton & Buckfastleigh ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.