Heavitree & Polsloe vs Salcombe

Heavitree & Polsloe has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) and recorded 5,199 crimes in the last 12 months. Salcombe has a safety score of 68/100 (Safe) with 172 crimes. Salcombe scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Heavitree & Polsloe shows a year-on-year crime trend of +2.1% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Salcombe shows -6% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Heavitree & Polsloe, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (2,127 incidents). In Salcombe, it is Violent Crime (75 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Heavitree & Polsloe recorded 888 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Salcombe recorded 20. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Heavitree & Polsloe totalled 2,127 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 75 in Salcombe. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Heavitree & Polsloe recorded 5,094 crimes (now 5,199, a change of +2.1%). Salcombe recorded 183 crimes previously (now 172, -6%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Heavitree & Polsloe has a resolution rate of 20.2% and Salcombe has 0%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Heavitree & Polsloe falls within the Devon & Cornwall Police boundary. Salcombe is covered by Devon & Cornwall Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Heavitree & Polsloe and Salcombe. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.