Total Crime Rate

26.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 26.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 17.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.2 3/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Shoplifting 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

Rowsells Lane area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Totnes , and the 108th lowest crime rate of 281 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 Rowsells Lane (TQ9 5AG) in the last 12 months was 26.4 per 1,000 residents and was 62.3% lower than the Totnes average (70.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rowsells Lane (TQ9 5AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coronation Road, where police recorded 97 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mill Lane (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rowsells Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Windeatt Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Tail —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pathfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Plains Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coronation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brooklands Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Brooklands Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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