Total Crime Rate

79.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 79.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Public order 5.2 4/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

High Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Totnes , and the 41st highest crime rate of 283 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 High Street (TQ9 5SN) in the last 12 months was 79.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3.1% higher than the Totnes average (77.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -51.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (TQ9 5SN), the main crime hotspot is near Rotherfold. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 11 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rotherfold Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rotherfold Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Church Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gill'S Nursery
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Paige Adams Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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