Total Crime Rate

346.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.3 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 346.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 106.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 90.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.4 10/10
  • Public order 18.8 9/10
  • Other theft 15.6 9/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Fore Street area has the highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Ivybridge East , and the 2nd 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 Fore Street (PL21 9FE) in the last 12 months was 346.9 per 1,000 residents and was 532.4% higher than the Ivybridge East average (54.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 106.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fore Street (PL21 9FE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Fore Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Mill Meadow Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Erme Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Costly Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fore Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fillham Moor Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fillham Moor Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fillham Moor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 17 of 17

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑