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Devon & Cornwall Police Crime Drilldown

How crime is changing and what is driving it in Devon & Cornwall Police.

Latest month: April 2026 Back to national dashboard
Devon & Cornwall Police crime trends

Total Crime

148,608

Latest 12 months

YoY Change

-1.5%

150,857 in the prior 12 months

Lower

Last 3-Month Trend

+5.2%

34,980 vs 33,236

Recent

What's Driving Change

High level changes impacting crime figures regionally

Crime is down 1.5% in this area.

Driven by

Violence and sexual offences ↑ 8.2%
Public order ↑ 5.5%
Other theft ↑ 3.3%

Offset by

Anti-social behaviour ↓ 18.2%
Drugs ↓ 23.1%
Shoplifting ↓ 10.3%

Crime Breakdown

Share of total crime (%)

Monthly Trend

Devon & Cornwall Police monthly crime

Monthly crime compared to the same period last year

Latest 12 months vs previous 12 months

Crime Breakdown

Latest 12 months by type

Crime type Total 12m YoY change Share % Trend
Robbery
810
+32.6%
vs +9.2% nationally
0.5%
Up
Bicycle theft
679
+17.1%
vs -10.4% nationally
0.5%
Up
Possession of weapons
1,795
+10.4%
vs +6.2% nationally
1.2%
Up
Violence and sexual offences Largest category · 44.6%
66,266
+8.2%
vs +0.8% nationally
44.6%
Up
Public order
9,332
+5.5%
vs -4.8% nationally
6.3%
Up
Other theft
10,397
+3.3%
vs -6.7% nationally
7.0%
Up
Vehicle crime
3,417
-0.3%
vs -10.2% nationally
2.3%
Flat
Burglary
3,677
-3.5%
vs -7.9% nationally
2.5%
Down
Criminal damage and arson
13,413
-6.0%
vs -4.1% nationally
9.0%
Down
Shoplifting
9,867
-10.3%
vs -4.2% nationally
6.6%
Down
Other crime
3,156
-12.2%
vs -4.2% nationally
2.1%
Down
Theft from the person
893
-14.3%
vs -20.4% nationally
0.6%
Down
Anti-social behaviour
20,935
-18.2%
vs -1.6% nationally
14.1%
Down
Drugs
3,971
-23.1%
vs +8.9% nationally
2.7%
Down