Crime Rate in Dartington & Staverton, ward

Dartington & Staverton has the 9th highest crime rate of 20 wards in South Hams district and the 1504th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 216th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Dartington & Staverton in the last 12 months was 38.7 per 1,000 residents and was 19.1% lower than the South Hams district average (47.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Dartington & Staverton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Dartington & Staverton ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 19 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Brimhay Gardens (8 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.