Crime Rates at High Street, Totnes, TQ9 5SQ

High Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Totnes , and the 59th 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 5SQ) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.4% lower than the Totnes average (77.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (TQ9 5SQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rotherfold (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.