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March 2026 Source: Devon & Cornwall Police Police

south hams Crime Intelligence Report

south hams recorded 325 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 3.55 per 1,000 residents. This places south hams at #297 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has decreased by 5.8% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 0.0% lower.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

325
trending_down -5.8% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

43.3per 1k
Moderate

National Safety

#14of 330

Top 4% Safest UK

Devon

#2rank

Ranked by annual rate

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
On or near Supermarket Map
Shoplifting: 8
8
On or near Parking Area Map
Violence and sexual offences: 8
8
On or near Coronation Road Map
Shoplifting: 3 Other theft: 2 Public order: 2
3
On or near Green Lane Map
Violence and sexual offences: 6
6
On or near Petrol Station Map
Shoplifting: 6
6
On or near Woodland Close Map
Other theft: 6
6
On or near Petrol Station Map
Other theft: 4 Vehicle crime: 1
4
On or near Parking Area Map
Other theft: 5
5
On or near Church Street Map
Violence and sexual offences: 4
4
On or near Bridge Street Map
Violence and sexual offences: 3 Possession of weapons: 1
3

Crime Breakdown

March 2026
325 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
153
47.1%
Other Theft
30
9.2%
Public Order
30
9.2%
Anti-social Behaviour
27
8.3%
Criminal Damage & Arson
24
7.4%
Shoplifting
20
6.2%
Drug Offences
9
2.8%
Burglary
9
2.8%
Other Crime
8
2.5%
Vehicle Crime
8
2.5%
Weapons Possession
5
1.5%
Theft from Person
1
0.3%
Bicycle Theft
1
0.3%

Stop & Search

March 2026

496

Total Stops

25.0%

Arrest Rate

213

Neighbourhoods

Reason for Stop

Controlled drugs

288

Offensive weapons

69

Stolen goods

54

Article for use in theft

36

Articles for use in criminal damage

21

Firearms

3

Outcome

A no further action disposal290
Arrest124
Community resolution39
Not recorded38
Summons / charged by post4
Khat or Cannabis warning1

Gender

Male393
Female82

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

94.9%

White

3.0%

Black

1.5%

Asian

0.6%

Other

Stop & search data published by Devon & Cornwall Police under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

19 wards

Highest Crime

#Ward Crimes Rate
1Kingsbridge 49 75.1
2Ivybridge West 39 63.2
3Totnes 43 59.5
4Wembury & Brixton 21 52.3
5Dartmouth & East Dart 37 48.8

Safest Wards

Ward Crimes Rate
shieldBickleigh & Cornwood 4 0.7
shieldWoolwell 7 2.3
shieldDartington & Staverton 5 1.4
shieldNewton & Yealmpton 20 2.4
shieldStokenham 5 1.9

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -5.8%
Year-on-Yeartrending_flat 0.0%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -1.0%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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