Crime Rate in Bickleigh & Cornwood, ward

Bickleigh & Cornwood has the 10th lowest crime rate of 20 wards in South Hams district and the 1281st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 181st lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bickleigh & Cornwood in the last 12 months was 36.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% lower than the South Hams district average (47.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bickleigh & Cornwood’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bickleigh & Cornwood ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.