Total Crime Rate

26.9 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 26.9 3/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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
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

Bayards Cove area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Dartmouth & East Dart , and the 119th lowest crime rate of 283 local areas in South Hams .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bayards Cove (TQ6 9AT) in the last 12 months was 26.9 per 1,000 residents and was 49.8% lower than the Dartmouth & East Dart average (53.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bayards Cove (TQ6 9AT), the main crime hotspot is near Foss Slip. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bayards Cove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferry Terminal Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foss Slip Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Foss Slip Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Foss Slip Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Foss Slip Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foss Slip Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bayard'S Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foss Slip Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ferry Slip

Data Sources

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