Total Crime Rate

86.7 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 86.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Montgomery Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Ivybridge East , and the 34th highest crime rate of 283 local areas in South Hams .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Montgomery Close (PL21 0FG) in the last 12 months was 86.7 per 1,000 residents and was 55.2% higher 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montgomery Close (PL21 0FG), 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 Montgomery Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prideaux Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Trehill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Harford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Harford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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