Total Crime Rate
11.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Whitchurch Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Tavistock North , and the 21st lowest crime rate of 178 local areas in West Devon .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Whitchurch Road (PL19 9BE) in the last 12 months was 11.5 per 1,000 residents and was 83.5% lower than the Tavistock North average (69.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Whitchurch Road (PL19 9BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mulberry Grove, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rowan Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mulberry Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowan Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chollacott Lane | Under investigation |
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