Total Crime Rate

52.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 52.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.3 4/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Nelson Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Dartmouth & East Dart , and the 75th highest crime rate of 283 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 Nelson Road (TQ6 9LA) in the last 12 months was 52.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Road (TQ6 9LA), the main crime hotspot is near Britannia Avenue. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nelson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nelson Road —
Sep 2025Public order Faulkner Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Britannia Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lord Nelson Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Windsor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Windsor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mashford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mayflower Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Raleigh Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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