Total Crime Rate

25.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 25.8 3/10
  • Violent crimes 16.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sycamore Drive area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Bickleigh & Cornwood , and the 103rd lowest 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 Sycamore Drive (PL6 7QQ) in the last 12 months was 25.8 per 1,000 residents and was 11.5% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sycamore Drive (PL6 7QQ), 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 Sycamore Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forresters Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Towerfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warren Park
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warren Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warren Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warren Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Towerfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coppice Wood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Towerfield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buena Vista Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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