Tavistock
Middle areaThe south west of the West Devon. 13,598 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 13 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Tavistock live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Tavistock
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Tavistock at a rate of 57.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 44.5 per 1,000 people across West Devon.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 362 |
| Other crime | 151 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 91 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 80 |
| Shoplifting | 55 |
| Vehicle crime | 14 |
| Burglary | 12 |
| Drug offences | 10 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Tavistock compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Tavistock safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Tavistock at a rate of 57.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 44.5 per 1,000 people across West Devon.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 65 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Tavistock.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (362), other crime (151) and anti-social behaviour (91).
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 West Devon
These figures are published for the whole of West Devon, not for each middle area, so they describe all of West Devon and not Tavistock alone. See West Devon
Tavistock in brief
The median price paid for a home in Tavistock was £290,000 in 2025.
Tavistock had 12,672 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Tavistock live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Tavistock, 87.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.