Total Crime Rate

275.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 275.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 102.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 91.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 29.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Public order 14.7 9/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.4 9/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Costly Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Ivybridge East , and the 5th highest crime rate of 281 local areas in South Hams .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Costly Street (PL21 0DB) in the last 12 months was 275.7 per 1,000 residents and was 402.7% higher than the Ivybridge East average (54.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 102.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Costly Street (PL21 0DB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Costly Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Mill Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fillham Moor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fillham Moor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fore Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Costly Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erme Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fillham Moor Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area

Data Sources

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