Crime Rate in Buckland Monachorum, ward

Buckland Monachorum has the 5th lowest crime rate of 18 wards in West Devon district and the 540th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 53rd lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Buckland Monachorum in the last 12 months was 26.5 per 1,000 residents and was 41.0% lower than the West Devon district average (44.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Buckland Monachorum’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Buckland Monachorum ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.