Crime Rates at Highland Villas, Ivybridge, PL21 9AL

Highland Villas area has the 4th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Ivybridge East , and the 27th highest crime rate of 283 local areas in South Hams .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highland Villas (PL21 9AL) in the last 12 months was 100.7 per 1,000 residents and was 80.2% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 106.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 66.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 105.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highland Villas (PL21 9AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Zion Place (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.