Total Crime Rate
52.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Leat Walk area has the 11th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Bickleigh & Cornwood , and the 78th highest crime rate of 281 local areas in South Hams .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Leat Walk (PL6 7AT) in the last 12 months was 52.7 per 1,000 residents and was 80.7% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Leat Walk (PL6 7AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Boulter Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Solar Crescent (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bickleigh & Cornwood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Claytonia Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Claytonia Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Solar Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Boulter Close | Under investigation |
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