Crime Rate in Tavistock North, ward

Tavistock North has the 2nd highest crime rate of 18 wards in West Devon district and the 3313th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 360th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Tavistock North in the last 12 months was 58.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.1% higher than the West Devon district average (44.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Tavistock North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 142 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 167 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Tavistock North ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.