Total Crime Rate
26.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rhine Villas 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 Rhine Villas (TQ9 5BD) 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 Rhine Villas (TQ9 5BD), the main crime hotspot is near Westonfields. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Totnes| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Weston Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westonfields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Westonfields | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Westonfields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brooklands | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Brooklands | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pathfields | Under investigation |
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