Total Crime Rate

52.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 52.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 23.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Public order 5.1 5/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
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Crime overview

Tavistock Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Bickleigh & Cornwood , and the 78th highest crime rate of 281 local areas in South Hams .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tavistock Road (PL6 7BB) in the last 12 months was 52.7 per 1,000 residents and was 80.7% higher than the Bickleigh & Cornwood average (29.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tavistock Road (PL6 7BB), the main crime hotspot is near Ladyfern Road. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tavistock Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boulter Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Towerfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Towerfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Claytonia Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Claytonia Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Solar Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Towerfield Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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