Total Crime Rate
348.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Abbey Court area has the highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Tavistock North , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 177 local areas in West Devon .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Abbey Court (PL19 0AP) in the last 12 months was 348.3 per 1,000 residents and was 495.9% higher than the Tavistock North average (58.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 155.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -77.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 162.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Abbey Court (PL19 0AP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Tavistock North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Glanville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | A386 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pepper Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pepper Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Elbow Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | A386 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | A386 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A386 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brook Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pepper Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brook Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brook Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trelawny Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trelawny Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pepper Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bannawell Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pepper Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canal Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rocky Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rocky Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Russell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Russell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | West Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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