Total Crime Rate

43.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 43.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 30.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bickleigh Down Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Bickleigh & Cornwood , and the 107th highest crime rate of 281 local areas in South Hams .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bickleigh Down Road (PL6 7AB) in the last 12 months was 43.2 per 1,000 residents and was 48.1% higher than the Bickleigh & Cornwood average (29.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bickleigh Down Road (PL6 7AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ferndale Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bickleigh Down Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coppice Wood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boulter Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Towerfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Towerfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Towerfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Solar Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolwell Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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