Total Crime Rate

25.4 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 25.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.9 4/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

Firtree Rise area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Ivybridge East , and the 113th lowest crime rate of 283 local areas in South Hams .

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 Firtree Rise (PL21 0AY) in the last 12 months was 25.4 per 1,000 residents and was 54.5% lower than the Ivybridge East average (55.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Firtree Rise (PL21 0AY), the main crime hotspot is near Harford Road. Police recorded 20 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 Firtree Rise area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinnaman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Harford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Trehill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Harford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fillham Moor Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Mill Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Mill Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trinnaman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Charlton Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fillham Moor Lane Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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