Crime Rates at Duke Street, Dartmouth, TQ6 9QA

Duke Street area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Dartmouth & East Dart , and the 3rd 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 Duke Street (TQ6 9QA) in the last 12 months was 364.8 per 1,000 residents and was 580.9% 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 Shoplifting with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 100.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Duke Street (TQ6 9QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Foss Slip, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broadstone (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.