Crime

Crime in South Hams by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

1,272crimes recordedJune to August 2026

+15%on the 3 months beforemore crime

East Charletonlowest rate7.5 per 1,000 a year

34.5middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Ivybridge (8%), Kingsbridge (11%) and Dartmouth (35%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#				Most common
1	West AlvingtonTQ7 · 2,045 residents	142.8	▲ 16%	violence
2	SherfordPL9 · 2,430 residents	108.6	▼ 20%	violence
3	TotnesTQ9 · 11,178 residents	84.1	▲ 43%	violence
4	DartmouthTQ6 · 6,351 residents	80.6	▲ 35%	violence
5	KingsbridgeTQ7 · 6,284 residents	80.2	▲ 11%	violence
6	MarldonTQ3 · 2,303 residents	64.3	▲ 9%	theft
7	KingswearTQ6 · 2,777 residents	61.9	▲ 8%	violence
8	IvybridgePL21 · 11,904 residents	55.1	▲ 8%	violence
9	WoolwellPL6 · 8,840 residents	36.7	▼ 31%	violence
10	South BrentTQ10 · 2,643 residents	36.3	▼ 14%	violence
11	DartingtonTQ9 · 2,147 residents	35.4	▲ 36%	violence
12	RoboroughPL6 · 6,608 residents	34.5	▼ 36%	violence
13	ModburyPL21 · 2,008 residents	33.9	▼ 32%	violence
14	BrixtonPL8 · 2,594 residents	24.7	▲ 14%	violence
15	Newton FerrersPL8 · 1,777 residents	22.5	–	violence
16	ErmingtonPL21 · 1,599 residents	22.5	–	other crime
17	MalboroughTQ7 · 2,011 residents	15.9	▼ 20%	violence
18	StokenhamTQ7 · 2,082 residents	15.4	–	violence
19	YealmptonPL8 · 2,417 residents	14.9	▼ 50%	violence
20	ChillingtonTQ7 · 2,082 residents	13.4	–	violence
21	Stoke GabrielTQ9 · 2,174 residents	12.9	▼ 30%	violence
22	BittafordPL21 · 2,454 residents	9.8	–	theft
23	East CharletonTQ7 · 1,594 residents	7.5	–	violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Questions people ask

Which areas of South Hams have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were East Charleton, Bittaford, Stoke Gabriel, Chillington and Yealmpton.

Which areas of South Hams have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in West Alvington, Sherford, Totnes, Dartmouth and Kingsbridge.

Is crime going up or down in South Hams?

Across South Hams, 1,272 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 15% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.