Total Crime Rate

106.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 106.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 31.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 26.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

High Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Totnes , and the 25th highest crime rate of 281 local areas in South Hams .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (TQ9 5NN) in the last 12 months was 106.7 per 1,000 residents and was 52.1% higher than the Totnes average (70.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (TQ9 5NN), the main crime hotspot is near Coronation Road. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Tail —
Apr 2026Public order Market Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Antrim Terrace —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coronation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rotherfold —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Priory Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Rotherfold Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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