Total Crime Rate

22.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 22.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Veales Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Kingsbridge , and the 98th lowest 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 Veales Road (TQ7 1EX) in the last 12 months was 22.1 per 1,000 residents and was 74.4% 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Veales Road (TQ7 1EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bus/Coach Station, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mill Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Veales Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Square'S Quay Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Duke Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ilbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Square'S Quay Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
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Data Sources

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