Crime Rates at Church Road, Dartmouth, TQ6 9SN

Church Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Dartmouth & East Dart , and the 117th lowest crime rate of 281 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 Church Road (TQ6 9SN) in the last 12 months was 29.1 per 1,000 residents and was 49.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (TQ6 9SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Townstal Crescent, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Victory Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.