Total Crime Rate

64.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 64.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Higher Union Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Kingsbridge , and the 54th highest crime rate of 283 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 Higher Union Road (TQ7 1EQ) in the last 12 months was 64.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% lower than the Kingsbridge average (86.6 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higher Union Road (TQ7 1EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Mill Street. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Higher Union Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ilbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homelands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cookworthy Court —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Edmunds Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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