Totnes Town
Middle areaThe north east of the South Hams. 9,135 people in 6.0 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Totnes Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Totnes Town
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Totnes Town at a rate of 72.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 46.8 per 1,000 people across South Hams.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 237 |
| Other crime | 123 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 97 |
| Shoplifting | 90 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 61 |
| Burglary | 16 |
| Drug offences | 15 |
| Vehicle crime | 9 |
| Theft from the person | 7 |
| Robbery | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Totnes Town compares
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Is Totnes Town safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Totnes Town at a rate of 72.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 46.8 per 1,000 people across South Hams.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 71 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Totnes Town.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (237), other crime (123) and anti-social behaviour (97).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of South Hams
These figures are published for the whole of South Hams, not for each middle area, so they describe all of South Hams and not Totnes Town alone. See South Hams
Totnes Town in brief
The median price paid for a home in Totnes Town was £365,000 in 2025.
Totnes Town had 9,030 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Totnes Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Totnes Town, 86.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.