The overall crime rate in Devon county is 69.8 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 29.4k crimes were violent crimes which is 36.8% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 73% of national crime rate. Theft from the person crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 49.1% over the last twelve months.The category of "antisocial behaviour crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Antisocial behaviour crime" rate is at 94% of national crime rate which puts Devon on 25. position out of 54 England's and Wales' counties in this crime category. "Antisocial behaviour crime" makes up 21.2% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "antisocial behaviour crime" is 16.9k cases and has decreased by 1.2% when compared year-over-year in the period of June 2023 - May 2024.
Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (54 counties) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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Violent crime → | 36.8% | 5. lowest | 73% | 29.4k | -3.5% |
Antisocial behaviour crime → | 21.2% | 25. highest | 94% | 16.9k | -1.2% |
Criminal damage and arson crime → | 9.4% | 12. lowest | 85% | 7.5k | 6.7% |
Other theft crime → | 6.9% | 5. lowest | 62% | 5.5k | 19.0% |
Shoplifting crime → | 6.4% | 6. lowest | 59% | 5.1k | 39.9% |
Public order crime → | 5.2% | 2. lowest | 49% | 4.1k | -9.4% |
Drugs crime → | 3.2% | 25. highest | 82% | 2.6k | 6.6% |
Vehicle crime → | 3.1% | 11. lowest | 35% | 2.5k | -1.2% |
Burglary crime → | 2.6% | 4. lowest | 43% | 2.1k | 2.1% |
Other crime → | 2.2% | 16. lowest | 82% | 1.8k | 14.0% |
Possession of weapons crime → | 1.2% | 25. lowest | 93% | 983 | 18.3% |
Theft from the person crime → | 0.8% | 27. lowest | 25% | 613 | 49.1% |
Bicycle theft crime → | 0.6% | 8. lowest | 37% | 464 | -5.9% |
Robbery crime → | 0.5% | 11. lowest | 26% | 381 | -2.6% |
Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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This graph compares crime rate in Devon county to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
Crime statistic | Devon county crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
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Anti-social behaviour | 14.8 | 15.7 |
Bicycle theft | 0.4 | 1.1 |
Burglary | 1.8 | 4.3 |
Criminal damage and arson | 6.6 | 7.7 |
Drugs | 2.2 | 2.7 |
Other crime | 1.5 | 1.9 |
Other theft | 4.8 | 7.8 |
Possession of weapons | 0.9 | 0.9 |
Public order | 3.6 | 7.4 |
Robbery | 0.3 | 1.3 |
Shoplifting | 4.5 | 7.6 |
Theft from the person | 0.5 | 2.1 |
Vehicle crime | 2.1 | 6.2 |
Violent crime | 25.7 | 35.1 |