Total Crime Rate

21.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 21.3 2/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Higher Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Blackawton & Stoke Fleming , and the 90th lowest crime rate of 283 local areas in South Hams .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Higher Street (TQ6 0HT) in the last 12 months was 21.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.1% lower than the Blackawton & Stoke Fleming average (27.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higher Street (TQ6 0HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Level, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Higher Street (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Higher Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime The Level Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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