Total Crime Rate
54.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sandquay Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Dartmouth & East Dart , and the 71st highest crime rate of 281 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 Sandquay Road (TQ6 9PH) in the last 12 months was 54.5 per 1,000 residents and was 4.5% lower than the Dartmouth & East Dart average (57.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 29.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sandquay Road (TQ6 9PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sandquay Road, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vavasours Slip (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coombe Road | Under investigation |
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