Local authority · Devon & Cornwall Police

Recorded crime in South Hams

12 months to June 2026

46.6recorded offences per 1,000 residents

Police recorded 4,346 offences in South Hams in the 12 months to June 2026, up 6.4% (260) on the previous 12 months. That is 46.6 per 1,000 residents against 97.4 for England and Wales.

Home Office · data.police.uk
street-level crime archive
local authority via LSOA lookup
population: ONS mid-2025 estimate, 93,171

Data not supplied by the force for 8 of 187 months (November 2022, December 2022, January 2023, February 2023, March 2023, April 2023, …). Totals and rates for windows that include those months are understated and are marked as partial.

Since 2011

Each year to June, complete years only. Areas are today's boundaries throughout.Published valueProvisional or revisedLatestShaded bands: governments (see labels)Hover or use arrow keys to read a value

Monthly trend

Monthly recorded offences, all categories except anti-social behaviourPublished valueProvisional or revisedLatestShaded bands: governments (see labels)Hover or use arrow keys to read a value

Official figures for this area

Published in the official force-area tables. These are the figures to cite; archive-based numbers above are built from street-level records and may differ.

Series	Latest	A year earlier	Published
Census 2011 usual residentsCensus 2011 · people	1,576	—	Census 2011 KS204EW (Nomis, first released 30 January 2013)
Census 2021 usual residentsCensus 2021 · people	692	—	Census 2021 TS004 (Nomis, first released 2 November 2022)
Census 2021 economic activity by country of birthCensus 2021 · people	2	—	Census 2021
Census 2011 usual residentsCensus 2011 · people	153	—	Census 2011 table released 2026-09-02
Census 2021 usual residentsCensus 2021 · people	147	—	Census 2021 table released 2026-09-02
Census 2011 usual residentsCensus 2011 · people	458	—	Census 2011 table released 2026-09-02
Census 2021 usual residentsCensus 2021 · people	149	—	Census 2021 table released 2026-09-02
Census 2021 usual residentsCensus 2021 · people	19,927	—	Census 2021 table released 2026-09-02
Census 2021 socio-economic classification by country of birthCensus 2021 · people	221	—	Census 2021
Census 2021 highest qualification by country of birthCensus 2021 · people	12	—	Census 2021
Census 2011 usual residentsCensus 2011 · people	7,418	—	Census 2011 table released 2026-09-02
Census 2021 usual residentsCensus 2021 · people	740	—	Census 2021 table released 2026-09-02
Census 2021 tenure by country of birthCensus 2021 · households	14	—	Census 2021
Census 2021 tenure by ethnic groupCensus 2021 · households	715	—	Census 2021
Private rent annual changeJuly 2026 · percent	4	3	August 2026 (rents to July 2026)
Average private rent a monthJuly 2026 · £ a month	1,135	1,098	August 2026 (rents to July 2026)

Published valueProvisional or revisedLatestShaded bands: governments (see labels)Hover or use arrow keys to read a value

By category, 12 months to June 2026

Category	Offences	Previous 12 months	Change	Per 1,000	England & Wales per 1,000
Violence and sexual offences	1,938	1,639	▲ 18.2%	20.8	34.7
Anti-social behaviour (not a crime)	535	679	▼ 21.2%	5.7	15.3
Other theft	475	369	▲ 28.7%	5.1	6.5
Criminal damage and arson	398	449	▼ 11.4%	4.3	6.9
Public order	294	226	▲ 30.1%	3.2	6.8
Shoplifting	234	175	▲ 33.7%	2.5	8.3
Burglary	144	155	▼ 7.1%	1.5	3.6
Other crime	87	109	▼ 20.2%	0.9	2.2
Vehicle crime	83	80	▲ 3.8%	0.9	5.0
Drugs	67	130	▼ 48.5%	0.7	3.4
Possession of weapons	43	42	▲ 2.4%	0.5	1.0
Theft from the person	17	10	▲ 70.0%	0.2	1.7
Bicycle theft	16	11	▲ 45.5%	0.2	0.8
Robbery	15	12	▲ 25.0%	0.2	1.4
Violent crime	0	0	—	0.0	0.0
Public disorder and weapons	0	0	—	0.0	0.0

Important caveat

Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.

A higher recorded-crime rate does not mean an area is more dangerous. Rates depend on how much crime is reported and recorded, on the number of visitors and commuters who are not counted in the resident population, and on the policing priorities of the force. Anti-social behaviour incidents are shown separately because they are not recorded crimes.

Source

Data: data.police.uk street-level crime archive (Home Office). Offences are placed at anonymised snap points and assigned to 2021 Lower Layer Super Output Areas, which are mapped to local authorities using the ONS Open Geography lookup.
Population: ONS mid-year population estimates for England and Wales, mid-2025 edition, local authority level; force populations are the sum of their local authorities.
Geography: E07000044 · force Devon & Cornwall Police (E23000035)
Rate: offences in the 12 months ÷ resident population × 1,000, rounded to one decimal place.
Method: Methodology