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March 2026 Source: Devon & Cornwall Police Police

west devon Crime Intelligence Report

west devon recorded 234 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 4.1 per 1,000 residents. This places west devon at #305 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 18.8% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 5.4% higher.

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

Total Crimes

234
trending_up +18.8% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

43.61per 1k
Moderate

National Safety

#9of 330

Top 3% Safest UK

Devon

#1rank

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 Chapel Park Map
Violence and sexual offences: 12 Possession of weapons: 2
12
On or near Parking Area Map
Public order: 7 Shoplifting: 2 Drugs: 1
7
On or near Parking Area Map
Violence and sexual offences: 10
10
On or near Jacob'S Pool Map
Drugs: 7
7
On or near Berrys Meadow Map
Violence and sexual offences: 6
6
On or near Headland Lane Map
Criminal damage and arson: 6
6
On or near Parking Area Map
Criminal damage and arson: 6
6
On or near Parking Area Map
Other theft: 6
6
On or near Park/Open Space Map
Public order: 6
6
On or near West Street Map
Violence and sexual offences: 4
4

Crime Breakdown

March 2026
234 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
104
44.4%
Other Theft
25
10.7%
Anti-social Behaviour
23
9.8%
Public Order
20
8.5%
Vehicle Crime
13
5.6%
Criminal Damage & Arson
13
5.6%
Drug Offences
11
4.7%
Burglary
6
2.6%
Weapons Possession
6
2.6%
Shoplifting
5
2.1%
Other Crime
4
1.7%
Theft from Person
3
1.3%
Bicycle Theft
1
0.4%

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

18 wards

Highest Crime

#Ward Crimes Rate
1Okehampton South 41 78.5
2Okehampton North 28 60.8
3Tavistock North 31 57.6
4Tavistock South West 18 43.3
5Drewsteignton 8 41.0

Safest Wards

Ward Crimes Rate
shieldBridestowe 7 1.6
shieldSouth Tawton 5 1.8
shieldChagford 2 1.3
shieldMary Tavy 3 1.9
shieldBere Ferrers 7 1.9

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +18.8%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +5.4%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +1.5%

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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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