Total Crime Rate

14.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 14.9 1/10
  • Violent crimes 6.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Edgcumbe Drive area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Tavistock North , and the 38th lowest crime rate of 178 local areas in West Devon .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edgcumbe Drive (PL19 0ET) in the last 12 months was 14.9 per 1,000 residents and was 78.6% lower than the Tavistock North average (69.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edgcumbe Drive (PL19 0ET), the main crime hotspot is near Perry Close. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Edgcumbe Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Frobisher Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perry Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Perry Close —
Apr 2026Burglary The Dell Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Perry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Taylor Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Manor Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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