Total Crime Rate

187.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 187.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 76.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 38.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.7 9/10
  • Public order 24.0 10/10
  • Burglary 19.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kings Market area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Kingsbridge , and the 10th highest crime rate of 281 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 Kings Market (TQ7 1PR) in the last 12 months was 187.5 per 1,000 residents and was 111.6% higher than the Kingsbridge average (88.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 4 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Market (TQ7 1PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridge Street, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Market area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Edmunds Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Edmunds Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ilbert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurrell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trevanna Road
Apr 2026Other theft Trevanna Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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