Total Crime Rate
193.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lower Broad Park area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Dartmouth & East Dart , and the 8th highest crime rate of 283 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 Lower Broad Park (TQ6 9EY) in the last 12 months was 193.7 per 1,000 residents and was 261.5% higher than the Dartmouth & East Dart average (53.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 87.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lower Broad Park (TQ6 9EY), the main crime hotspot is near Victoria Heights. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dartmouth & East Dart| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Townstal Pathfields | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Higher Broad Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Higher Broad Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Heights | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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