Total Crime Rate

41.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 41.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Violet Lane area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Tavistock North , and the 68th 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 Violet Lane (PL19 9JD) in the last 12 months was 41.7 per 1,000 residents and was 28.7% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 15.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Violet Lane (PL19 9JD), the main crime hotspot is near Walkham Close. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Violet Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Little Field Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lyd Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cox Tor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cox Tor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Field Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walkham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shelley Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Campion Rise —
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Data Sources

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