Crime Rate in Totnes, ward

Totnes has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 wards in South Hams district and the 2893rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 206th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Totnes in the last 12 months was 77.5 per 1,000 residents and was 62.1% higher than the South Hams district average (47.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Totnes’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 230 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -49.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 286 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Totnes ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Coronation Road. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.