Council areas
Council areas in the Devon and Cornwall Police area by crime rate
11 council areas ranked by published street-crime records per 1,000 residents counted in the Census 2021, September 2025 to August 2026, as each council area's page shows them.
Updated October 2026.
Ranked by published crime rate
This ranks rates, not safety. A residents-only rate reads high where many people visit and few live. Each record counts for the council area of its nearest postcode, so counts near a boundary are indicative, and police locations are approximate. How this ranking is built.
| Rank of 11 |
Council area |
Per 1,000 |
Records |
| 1 |
Exeter
130,669 residents |
114.8 |
15,004 |
| 2 |
Plymouth
264,467 residents |
112.8 |
29,824 |
| 3 |
Torbay
139,378 residents |
109.3 |
15,238 |
| 4 |
Cornwall
570,238 residents |
72.7 |
41,483 |
| 5 |
North Devon
98,637 residents |
72.1 |
7,114 |
| 6 |
Teignbridge
134,763 residents |
60.9 |
8,202 |
| 7 |
Mid Devon
82,934 residents |
59.6 |
4,939 |
| 8 |
Torridge
68,115 residents |
56.6 |
3,857 |
| 9 |
East Devon
150,752 residents |
49.3 |
7,434 |
| 10 |
South Hams
88,693 residents |
48.8 |
4,330 |
| 11 |
West Devon
57,074 residents |
46.0 |
2,625 |
By police force area
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For one council area's months, categories and trend, open its page from the table or from crime by council area. For all 43 forces added up, see England and Wales crime statistics.