Total Crime Rate

85.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Canal Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Tavistock North , and the 26th highest crime rate of 177 local areas in West Devon .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Canal Road (PL19 8AR) in the last 12 months was 85.5 per 1,000 residents and was 46.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 28.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canal Road (PL19 8AR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Canal Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pepper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime A386 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A386 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A386 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pepper Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trelawny Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trelawny Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Elbow Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canal Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pepper Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pepper Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pixon Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pixon Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pixon Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pepper Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rocky Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rocky Hill —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A386 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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