Total Crime Rate

193.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 193.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.2 9/10
  • Other theft 31.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 27.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Other crime 4.0 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Victoria Heights 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 Victoria Heights (TQ6 9SP) 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 Victoria Heights (TQ6 9SP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Heights area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Heights Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Higher Broad Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Higher Broad Park Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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