Crime Rate in Marldon & Littlehempston, ward

Marldon & Littlehempston has the 8th highest crime rate of 20 wards in South Hams district and the 1736th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 244th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Marldon & Littlehempston in the last 12 months was 41.3 per 1,000 residents and was 13.6% lower than the South Hams district average (47.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Marldon & Littlehempston’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -34.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Marldon & Littlehempston ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Petrol Station, with 27 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Totnes (9 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.