Total Crime Rate
187.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
76.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fore Street 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 Fore Street (TQ7 1PY) 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 Fore Street (TQ7 1PY), 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.
View Crime In Kingsbridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Edmunds Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurrell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Knowle Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Knowle Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ilbert Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Edmunds Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
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