Total Crime Rate

163.5 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 163.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Burglary 24.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 24.0 7/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.6 8/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fore Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Kingsbridge , and the 13th 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 Fore Street (TQ7 1AW) in the last 12 months was 163.5 per 1,000 residents and was 88.8% higher than the Kingsbridge average (86.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (β‰ˆ 57.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fore Street (TQ7 1AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridge Street, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mill Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fore Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cookworthy Court β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Edmunds Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Church Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Precinct β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Precinct β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Duke Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homelands Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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