Total Crime Rate

155.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.7 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 155.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 23.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Island Street area has the highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Allington & Strete , and the 13th 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 Island Street (TQ8 8DS) in the last 12 months was 155.2 per 1,000 residents and was 515.0% higher than the Allington & Strete average (25.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 74.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Island Street (TQ8 8DS), the main crime hotspot is near Buckley Street. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Island Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Croft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Croft Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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