Total Crime Rate

168.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 168.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.2 10/10
  • Public order 19.1 9/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Burglary 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashburton Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Totnes , and the 12th highest crime rate of 283 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 Ashburton Road (TQ9 5JY) in the last 12 months was 168.8 per 1,000 residents and was 117.8% higher than the Totnes average (77.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 86.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 107.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashburton Road (TQ9 5JY), the main crime hotspot is near Ashburton Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashburton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashburton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashburton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashburton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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