THE number of domestic abuse victims in the South Devon area reporting to Devon and Cornwall Police has been revealed by a Freedom of Information (FOI) request.

In 2025, there were 3,466 victims reporting to police, the FOI request shows.

The South Devon local policing area includes Ivybridge, Kingsbridge, Totnes, Dartmouth, Teignbridge, Torquay, Paignton and Brixham.

Across the Devon and Cornwall policing area as a whole, there were 17,440 victims last year.

It should be noted that each victim has only been counted once; an individual could have been a victim of more than one offence in 2025, but will appear only once in the data, so the true figure could be higher.